Number the Stars Chapter 10

Who shows up at Uncle Henrik's house?

• Papa

• German Officers

• Mr. Harvey

Why did the officers show up?

• They noticed a lot of people coming to the house.

• They were asking for directions.

• They wanted to check Uncle Henrik's fishing permit.

What did the officers demand the group to do?

• Pray

• Show them their passports

• Show Aunt Bertie in the casket

What did mother say Aunt Bertie died of?

• COVID

• Typhus

• Flu

True or False: The officers opened the casket

• True

• False

Who was the officer asking when he said, "Who died?"

• Mama

• Papa

• Annemarie

• Uncle Henrik

She heard - as if in a recurring nightmare - the pounding on the door, and then the heavy , fighteningly familiar staccato of _____ on the kitchen floor.

• tennis shoes

• boots

• brooms

• hammers

What is a synonym for the word "odd"?

• strange

• beautiful

• new

• tradition

Why did the officer think it was odd that the coffin was closed?

• The custom is to pay one's respects by looking your loved one in the face.

• The custom is not to have the casket in the house.

• The custom is to meet in the church, not in the house.

What did the soldier do to Mama after she told him about the typhus germs?

• He opened the casket.

• He slapped her across her face.

• He arrested her for lying.

• He demanded that she open the casket.