Chapter Five
Our last class of the day was Geography. Mr. Lampright, the instructor, asked a question.
“Name a double landlocked country in Europe.”
Three hands went up, one of which belonged to Liz.
I had no idea what was meant by ‘landlocked,’ so I wrote it in my notes for research in the library that evening. I already had a long list of items to research.
Mr. Lampright looked around the classroom until his eyes fell on me.
Oh, no. Please don’t ask me.
While still staring at me, the instructor said, “Elmer Harkey.”
What a relief.
“Um…I-I,” Elmer stammered. “Uh…Germany?”
“Wrong, Mr. Harkey. Germany has the port of Hamburg on the North Sea, among others. Miss Keesler, do you think you know the answer?”
“Liechtenstein.”
“Correct. Liechtenstein is bordered by Switzerland and Aus
