Number the Stars (Lesson 23 Test)

What does the word occupying mean in the sentence below?

The enemy army was occupying the country before the allied army drove them out.

• abandoning

• controlling

• dividing

• establishing

What does the word subsided mean in the sentence below.

Tim hopped around howling for a few moments, but then the pain in his stubbed toe subsided.

• decreased

• moved

• spread

• started

What does the word scornfully mean in the sentence below?

A good tennis player never speaks scornfully of her or his opponents.

• admiringly

• disrespectfully

• secretly

• truthfully

What does the word warily mean in the sentence below?

The fox warily crept past the house and into the barn.

• cautiously

• confidently

• silently

• suddenly

What does the word strident mean in the sentence below?

The strident tones of the fire alarms and emergency vehicles could be heard for miles.

• calm

• electronic

• exciting

• harsh

What does the word speculated mean in the sentence below?

Jae speculated that it would snow that night, but the next day he saw that he had been wrong.

• understood

• knew

• guessed

• remembered

What happens when Annemarie's mother realizes that an important packet was not delivered?

• Annemarie learns to milk the cow

• The Rosens must go live in Sweden.

• Annemarie has to deliver a basket to Uncle Henrik.

• Uncle Henrick tells Annemarie about the handkerchiefs.

Which words best describe Annemarie when the soldiers first stop her?

• meek and polite

• nervous and tearful

• friendly and talkative

• rude and disrespectful

After the confrontation with the soldiers what does Annemarie do?

• She turns back and heads home because she is frightened.

• She runs away from them so that they cannot search her basket.

• She waits for them to disappear and then continues on to give the package to her uncle.

• They take her basket from her and she is then forced to return home without seeing her uncle.

Uncle Henrik helps Annemarie understand that.......

• she will pilot his boat someday soon.

• it is best to forget about unpleasant events.

• the soldiers were just trying to tease her that day.

• a person can be scared and brave at the same time.