You will want to do this more than once. You may wish to read aloud with the recording on the second or third playing. The next step is to read for understanding. Try to guess the meaning of new words through context. It is not necessary to understand every word.
Essential words are nouns and verbs.
Every time you look up a word, make a mark next to the word. Once there are three marks next to the word, put it in a list of words to memorize. Once you feel comfortable with the text, answer the questions at the end of the chapter in writing and send them to me in a CommonSpace file via e-mail. Many details about German culture, especially daily living, are evident in the action and the dialogues of the story. Try to discover as many of these as possible.