Number the Stars Ch.1-6

Why does Annemarie want to race home in the first chapter of the novel?

• She is eager to see her mother.

• Running helps her wake up after boring classes.

• She wants to practice for the races at school.

What animal do Annemarie and Ellen call one of the German soldiers?

• Dog

• Giraffe

• Zebra

Why did King Christian not have a bodyguard?

• He couldn't afford one.

• The Germans wouldn't allow him to have one.

• All of Denmark was his bodyguard.

Who was Lise going to marry before she died?

• Peter

• Christian

• A German soldier

What do Annemarie and Kirsti discover when they stop at Mrs. Hirsch's shop?

• There has been a fire.

• Mrs. Hirsh is retiring.

• The shop is closed.

Who brings Mama and Papa the illegal newspaper, De Frie Danske?

• Mr. Rosen

• Peter

• Lise

What were Kirsti's new shoes made of?

• Leather

• Plastic

• Fish skin

Why did Ellen spend the night at the Johansen's?

• Ellen and Annemarie want to have a sleepover.

• Her parents found out that the Nazis were going to take all the Jews away.

• Her parents had to go away on a business trip.

Why did Annemarie’s father tear out the pictures of his daughters to show the German soldiers?

• The soldiers wanted the pictures to keep.

• He was angry with the Germans.

• He didn’t want them to see the birthdates of the girls and know that Ellen was not really Lise.

What did Mrs. Johansen and Mrs. Rosen pretend to drink together?

• Coffee

• Tea

• Hot cocoa