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Number the Stars

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is NOT a main character in Number the Stars? 
a)
Anne Frank
b)
Ellen
c)
Annemarie
2.
Where does the story take place predominantly? 
a)
Denver, Colorado
b)
Gorbachav, Russia
c)
Copenhagen, Denmark
d)
Paris, France
3.
During which war does this story take place?
a)
WWZ
b)
WW1
c)
WW2
d)
French and Indian War
4.
Which of the following was the first major event? 
a)
A Nazi soldier knocks on their door late at night demanding to know where the Rosens are, since they are not in their apartment. 
b)
Nazis send Annemarie and her family to a concentration camp
c)
Nazis force Mrs. Hirsch to close her button shop. 
d)
Lise leads the Resistance against the Nazis 
5.
Which of the following was the second main event? 
a)
A Nazi soldier knocks on Annemarie's family home door late at night. They are searching for the Rosens
b)
Aunt Birte "passes away" so Annemarie's family has a funeral for her.
6.
What was the third major event in "Number the Stars"?
a)
Peter brings the illegal newspaper to Mama and Papa. 
b)
The Rosens and the other passengers arrive safely in Sweden
c)
Annemarie and Ellen meet Anne Frank
d)
Great aunt Birte "passes away" so the family holds a "funeral" for her at night.  
7.
Which of the following is the climax of "Number the Stars"?
Use text evidence and schema to find the correct answer. 
a)
Annemarie finds Mrs. Johansen collapsed outside of Uncle Henrick's house.  They realize the rest of the group dropped an important package. Annemarie braves the forest to deliver the secret passage to the boat so they can smuggle people across. 
b)
Annemarie slaps a Nazi soldier and is in danger of being killed. 
c)
Kirsti tells the German soldier on the train that it is Ellen's New Year, letting him know she was Jewish. 
8.
What was the next important falling action which happened after the climax? 
a)
Nazi soldiers have occupied Copenhagen for three years, but there is a resistance force on Hoth right now. 
b)
Annemarie safely returns home and hears the story about Henrik and the secrets of the package. 
c)
Everyone lived happily ever after. 
d)
The daleks exterminate the Jewish people. 
9.
The final major event that happened before the resolution was... 
a)
that they were saved from the concentration camp
b)
that the Danish underground resistance was very successful in rescuing many Jewish people and sending them to Sweden. 
c)
that the Rosens and other passengers arrive safely in Sweden. 
d)
That the resistance, BB8 and C3P0 rescued the Jewish people from the Empire.
10.
What is the conflict in "Number the Stars"? 
a)
Nazi soldiers have occupied Copenhagen for three years, but there is a resistance force brewing right now, which could drive out the Nazis if successful. 
b)
Annemarie and the resistance find out that a crucial package was lost and so Annemarie is charged with smuggling people and the package across to Sweden. 
11.
How is the main conflict resolved? (resolution)
a)
All of the Jewish and resistance are sent to concentration camps. 
b)
World War 2 ends and the Danish underground resistance successfully evacuate Jewish people into Sweden.  Annemarie learns that her sister (Lise) was a part of the resistance, which is why she died. 
c)
Annemarie's family evacuated all Jewish people from Copenhagen, including the resistance.  She later finds out that Lise was alive the whole time. 
d)
Annemarie's family escaped to the safety of Sweden.