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Number The Stars
Number The Stars
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Comprehension game to play after reading Number the Stars.
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1
How did Mr. Johansen convince the soldiers that Ellen was not a Jewish girl in hiding?
He told them that she was his neice
He said she was one of his three daughters
He showed them Ellen's baby picture
Ellen told the soldiers herself that she was not Jewish
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How did Mrs. Johansen stop the soldiers from looking into the casket?
She nailed it so that it was very secure
She hid it from them in the uncle Henrick's barn
She told them that aunt Birte died of typhus
She told them that it is tradition to keep the casket closed
3
What did Peter give the baby?
Warm milk to keep the baby satisfied
A sleeping medicine so it wouldn't cry
A toy to keep it occupied while they traveled to the boat
A green sweater to keep it warm
4
What happened to Mrs. Johansen on her way back from Uncle Henrick's boat?
She forgot her basket in the boat
She was stopped by the soldiers and questioned
She broke her ankle when she tripped over a root
She got sick
5
Why was Annemarie surprised to hear there was a death in the family?
She had never heard of a great aunt Birte
She didn't know the reason why her relative had died
She didn't know she had relatives outside of her family
Her parents didn't tell her anyone was dieing
6
Why didn't Annemarie see the Rosen's on the boat?
The fisherman built hiding places under the boats
They were hidden under life vests
Because they were on a different boat
They had already gone to Sweden
7
What did the handkerchief do?
It attracted dogs, but made them lose their sense of smell
It was used to blow your nose into
It hid the Rosen's important documents
It was passed down from Ellen's grandather and was important
8
What is the setting of this novel?
Copenhagen
London
Switzerland
Germany
9
What were the "booms and lights in the sky"?
The Danes destroyed their own naval fleet
War breaking out between the Danes and the Germans
FIreworks celebrating Kirsti's birthday
Lightning from a thunderstorm
10
whose point of view is the story told from?
Ellen
Annemarie
Mr. Johansen
Uncle Henrick
11
Why did the Danes destroy their own naval fleet?
King Christian ordered them to destroy it
A reason was never given
So the Germans wouldn't take their ships for their own use
They didnt want to use them anymore
12
Why was everyone in Denmark celebrating at the end of the novel?
The war had ended
It was a holiday
It was King Christian's birthday
The Jews of Denmark were happy to move back into their homes
13
Why didnt the Danish army fight the Germans when they invaded Denmark?
They didnt have any weapons to use
King Christian wanted to fight the Germans
Denmark was a smaller country and Germany was a big enemy
Denmark did not have an army
14
What did Annemarie determine about Aunt Birte?
That she was a very kind woman
She is not real
That she was married to a German soldier
That she did not die after all
15
Why was the death of Aunt Birte created?
So that the Germans would feel sorry for them
So that people would come to their home to visit
It was an excuse to have a lot of people in the house
To get attention from their friends
16
How did the Germans find the names of the Danish Jews?
They found the names in the directory
They stole the list from King Christian
The rabbi said the nazis took the list from the synogouge
Mr. Johansen told the German officials
17
Where did the Rosen's and the other strangers go and why?
On Uncle Henrick's boat to escape to Swedan
They took a train to Sweden to get away from the soldiers
They went to Copenhagen so they wouldn't be relocated
Into the barn to hide from the soldiers
18
Why did Annemarie act like her sister Kirsti when the soldiers stopped her?
She wanted to play a trick on the soldiers
Uncle Henrick told her to if she was stopped by the soldiers
So she wouldn't look suspicious
She wanted to see what it would feel like to act silly
19
How was King Christian different from other kings?
He ruled in a harsh manner
He was a kind man who treated the citizens with respect
He never went into Copenhagen to see the citizens
He was mean and cruel to the citizens
20
What happened to Annemarie's sister, Lise?
She was run down by the German soldiers and killed
She had a heart attack
She died in plane accident
She died of polio
21
What happened to Peter?
The soldiers shot him in the public square in Copenhagen
He went back to school to finish his education
He moved to Sweden to get away from the soldiers
He became very involved in the resistance
22
Would you recommend this book to a friend?
NO
YES!
23
What was in the packet that was so important?
Food for the Rosen's
Passports for the Rosen's
Documents they would need when they arrived in Sweden
A handkercheif
24
What did Uncle Henrick mean when he said, "Tomorrow will be a good day for fishing."
It is not suppose to rain
He finally got his boat fixed
The fish will be biting good
He is talking in code
25
Why was it important for Ellen to remove her Star of David necklace?
She didn't want it to break during her travels
She didn't want it to get lost
So the German soldiers wouldn't find out she was Jewish
She wanted to give it to Annemarie
