Number the Stars: Chapters 1-8 Flashcard

Front

Annemarie and Ellen are _________________.
Options: friends and neighbors, sisters, cousins, Christians

Back

friends and neighbors

Front

This story is set in __________________.

Back

Copenhagen, Denmark

Front

Ellen is Annemarie’s sister.

Back

false

Front

How is imagery created in the passage: “Go!” shouted Annemarie, and the two girls were off, racing along the residential sidewalk. Annemarie’s silvery blonde hair flew behind her, and Ellen’s dark pigtails bounced against her shoulders.

Back

through descriptive adjectives and strong verbs

Front

What does the bolded word in this passage mean? “My little sister.” She reached down for Kirsti’s hand, but Kirsti, always stubborn, refused it and put her hands on her hips defiantly.

Back

unwillingly

Front

According to this passage, how does Kirsti view the soldiers?
For Kirsti, the soldiers were simply part of the landscape, something that had always been there, on every corner, as unimportant as lampposts, throughout her remembered life.

Back

as part of everyday life

Front

What happened to Lise?

Back

She died in an accident two weeks before her wedding.

Front

Annemarie’s feelings toward Peter? Options: uncaring, loathing; suspicion, jealousy; anger, resentment; pride, love

Back

pride, love

Front

Why does Ellen come to stay with Annemarie’s family?

Back

because the Germans are taking the Jews away, and Ellen is hiding there.

Front

When the soldiers show up at Annemarie’s house in the middle of the night, who do the Johansens say that Ellen is? Options: a visiting relative, a school friend, a neighbor, Annemarie’s sister

Back

Annemarie’s sister