Number the Stars

The story takes place in...?

• Sweden

• Denmark

• Germany

• United States

Annemarie's best friend, _______, is in danger.

• Ellen

• Lise

• Kirsti

• Peter

Who are the Nazi soldiers "relocating"?

• Christians

• Senior citizens

• Jews

• All Danes

How do the Johansen's plan to help the Rosen's?

• Joining the Resistance.

• Hiding Ellen

• Fighting the Nazis.

• Escaping with them to Sweden.

What was life like in Copenhagen now that the Nazis were occupying the country?

• Life was like it always was. There were no changes.

• There were shortages of supplies like coffee, butter, and fuel.

• There were battles in the streets. Families had to go to bomb shelters.

• All of the schools had been closed.

What is the Star of David?

• A symbol of the Nazi party?

• A secret symbol that identified the members of the Danish Resistance.

• A symbol for the Jewish religion.

• Another name for the North star.

Why do Papa and Mama decide they should take Ellen to Uncle Henrik’s house?

• Uncle Henrik could take Ellen and the Rosens to Sweden.

• Uncle Henrik’s house was safe from the Nazis.

• Uncle Henrik had a cow. He could provide cream and butter for the children.

• Uncle Henrik knew Ellen.

How did Papa fool the Nazi soldiers when they asked why Ellen’s hair is dark and Annemarie’s hair is blonde?

• He showed the soldiers her birth certificate.

• He gave them her passport.

• He showed them a picture of Lise as a baby.

• He told them the truth.

Who was Great Aunt Birte?

• She was not a real person.

• She was Mama’s aunt who died of typhus.

• She was a friend of Uncle Henrik.

• She was related to Ellen.

How did Mama fool the Nazi soldiers when they wanted to open Aunt Birte’s casket?

• She told them that they shouldn’t open the casket because Aunt Birte had died of typhus.

• She told them it's against their custom to have an open casket funeral.

• She told them they shouldn’t open the casket because it was filled with blankets and coats.

• She told them they should open the casket so they could prove to them that it really was Aunt Birte.