Number the Stars Book Review

The Rosens and the Johansens live in

• New York City

• Copenhagen

• Sweden

• Austria

Answer explanation

Both families live in Copenhagen, which is the capital city of Denmark.

When the German soldiers stop the girls from running on their way home, they most likely want to

• stop them to make friends with them

• bully and intimidate them

• make sure the girls are not running because they're scared

• check to see if the girls are doing something illegal

The Rosens and Johansens

• live in the same apartment building

• live in different parts of the city

• attend the same church

• are related by marriage

Why can't Ellen know where her parents are?

• She would report it to the teacher at school

• She would try to go and be with them

• She could be put at risk if threatened or questioned

• She doesn't want to know

What does Annemarie hide to protect Ellen when the soldiers arrive to their apartment?

• Ellen's Star of David patch

• Ellen's picture of her parents

• Ellen's baby picture

• Ellen's Star of David Necklace

What does Father use to support his statement that Ellen is his daughter?

• Baby pictures of Lise with dark hair

• Pictures of Annemarie and Ellen at school events

• Baby pictures of Ellen with dark hair

• Pictures of the family together

What is the lie about Great Aunt Birte?

• She is alive and living in Copenhagen

• She doesn't exist

• She died of pneumonia, not typhus

• She is really in hiding

How does Mama's injury affect the plan?

• The soldiers find Mama in the woods and question her

• Uncle Henrik brings Mama home and the Jews have to go with someone else

• It ruins everything and they have to run from the German soldiers

• Annemarie must get the packet to her Uncle

What is hidden in the bottom of the basket?

• The Resistance list of the boats helping Jews escape

• The handkerchief with chemicals on it

• The plan for how to help Jews escape

• The contact list of all the Jews escaping

How does Annemarie prove she is brave?

• She makes food for the people at the funeral

• She stands up to the German soldiers

• She gathers flowers in the meadows for the funeral of Great Aunt Birte

• She focuses on delivering the package, despite her fears