Why did the author use the word "frosty" in this part
of the story?
frosty morning
to prove to the reader that the sun was warm
to let the reader know it was a cold day
to the reader understand that the pumpkins were
big
to show the reader that the children were happy

Explain the effect of the juxtaposition of the following lines that serve as a beginniing to the new section that begins on page nine: anguish. german soldiers-with their steel helmets and their deaths-head emblem. still, our first impressions of the germans were rather reassuring.