Number the Stars Chapter 1 - 2

Front

Why did Annemarie make the encounter with the soldier sound humorous and unimportant?

Back

Annemarie didn’t want her mother to be upset or to worry.

Front

Which sentence from Chapter 1 shows that Mrs. Rosen (Ellen’s mother) is worried that Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti could be in danger with the soldiers?

Back

You girls walk a different way to school tomorrow. Promise me, Annemarie. And Ellen will promise, too.

Front

Why was it important that Mama burn the newspaper after she and Papa read it?

Back

They were concerned about having the paper in their house since it was illegal.

Front

What can the reader conclude about King Christian X based on the sentence: “The boy looked right at the soldier, and he said, ‘All of Denmark is his bodyguard.’”?

Back

He is well respected by his people.

Front

What is the setting of the story?

Back

Denmark, 1943

Front

How had the war affected the people?

Back

The people of Copenhagen could not get certain foods such as butter, coffee, and sugar.

Front

Why did King Christian surrender to the Nazis when they invaded Denmark?

Back

He knew they would lose and many people would die.

Front

The Free Danes is a (an) _______.
Options:
1. Illegal book that was in the library in Denmark.
2. Illegal newspapers the people in Denmark read to get information about the war.
3. Newspaper written by Nazi soldiers.
4. Book written by the people in Sweden explaining why they stayed out of the war.

Back

Illegal newspapers the people in Denmark read to get information about the war.

Front

The conflict in this story is mostly the result of which event?

Back

the German occupation

Front

What happened to Lise?

Back

Lise died in an accident.