89 pages • 2 hours read
Monica HesseGirl in the Blue Coat
Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2016A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Chapters 6-8Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Chapter 6 Summary
Hanneke has not seen Ollie since Bas’s memorial service, and his presence brings up memories of his brother. Ollie asks to take a walk with Hanneke; on it, he asks her why she was at the Lyceum: his friend, Judith, is the secretary who stopped her. She evades answering until he asks if she is a member of the NSB (the Dutch Nazi party). He also asks if she is a het verzeti, a member of the resistance, and she replies, “’No, Ollie, I’m not insane’” (63). Then, she tells him the truth. He invites her to a dinner party where she can speak with Judith. On the walk back, they run into two German soldiers, and Ollie handles them expertly. At home, Hanneke thinks more about her time with Bas, narrating the last time she saw Bas, before writing, “That’s not what really happened. I’m not ready to think about what really happened” (68).
Chapter 7 Summary
This chapter begins on the second day of the narrative, Wednesday. Hanneke brings cigarettes to Mrs. de Vries, who is upset about the brand, and seems not to understand that getting cigarettes at all is a feat. One of her twin sons complains that it’s “crowded” in the apartment, and Hanneke leaves disgusted with the family (71).
