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Number the Stars Chapters 1-6

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What animal has Annemarie nicknamed one of the German soldiers?

a)

Elephant

b)

Dog

c)

Cat

d)

Giraffe

2.
What is the name of the illegal newspaper which Annemarie's parents read?
a)
The Free Danes
b)
Freedom from Germany
c)
Danish Freedom Today
d)
Freedom Fighters
3.
Who brings the illegal newspaper to Annemarie's parents?
a)
Mrs. Rosen
b)
Mrs. Johansen
c)
Annemarie
d)
Peter Neilsen
4.
Why was the button shop in Denmark closed
a)
There wasn't any profit
b)
Mrs.Hirsch grew elderly and retired
c)
Buttons were outlawed
d)
Mrs.Hirsch was Jewish
5.
What is Peter's relationship to the  Johansens?
a)
Annemarie's brother
b)
Nazi
c)
Johansens cousin 
d)
Lise's fiancé 
6.

Why is it important to NOT be remembered by the soldiers?

a)

So they don't recruit you as a soldier

b)

So they don't arrest you.

c)

So they don't throw a party for you.

d)

So they don't give you work to do.

7.
What could the people of Denmark do to help the Jewish people?
a)
Arrest the.
b)
Cook for them.
c)
Bring them lunch.
d)
They could look after and protect them.
8.
What news does Mr. Johansen explain to Annemarie ?
a)
that the Nazis plan to arrest all Danish Jews
b)
that Ellen is going to live with the Johansens
c)
that Mr. & Mrs. Rosen are at Ellen's grandmother's house
d)
that the Johansen's and the Rosens are leaving Copenhagen
9.
Who is Ellen pretending to be when the soldiers come ?
a)
Annemarie
b)
Annemarie's dead sister
c)
Annemarie's younger sister
d)
a friend of the Johansens
10.

When the soldiers are at the Johansen's home, how does the family feel?

a)

tense & fearful

b)

curious and interested

c)

angry and frustrated

d)

excited and hopeful

11.
In what section of the library would you most likely find this book ?
a)
technology
b)
historical fiction
c)
mysteries
d)
nonfiction
12.

We learn that on Kristi's last birthday the Danish navy destroyed all of their ships rather than having the Nazis take them. Mrs. Johansen tells Krisiti that the bombs are really fireworks for her birthday.

This shows that Mrs. Johansen...

a)

cares about her daughter and doesn't want her to be frightened.

b)

is a dishonest person.

c)

is unaware of the war that is taking place.

d)

is unkind.

13.
Annemarie says, "Lucky Ellen,...she doesn't have to go to school today" because of the Jewish New Year after seeing Ellen and her family walking to the synagogue dressed in their best clothes.  
This helps the reader to conclude that...
a)
the Jewish New Year was an important holiday for Ellen and her family.
b)
the Rosens always went to the synagoge.
c)
Ellen's family was rich because they wore their best clothes.
d)
Annemarie wished she was Jewish.
14.
Mr. Johansen tells the girls to tell any soldier who asks that they are sisters.  Mr. Rosen probably does this because...
a)
he wants to protect Ellen from the Nazis.
b)
he wants to lie to the Nazis.
c)
he doesn't know what to do about the situation.
d)
he is afraid.
15.
What errand did Mama send Annemarie and Kirsten on?
a)
to buy a button
b)
to deliver the newspaper
c)
to take coffee to Mrs. Rosen
d)
to buy milk
16.
How did Mama react to the news that the Hirsch's button shop was closed?
a)
excited
b)
happy
c)
sad
d)
worried
17.
What present did Peter bring Annemarie?
a)
cola
b)
chocolate
c)
a seashell
d)
buttons
18.
What did the Danes do when the Germans were approaching their naval fleet?
a)
blew up their own ships
b)
fought the germans
c)
ran away
d)
threw a party
19.
How did Ellen's parents escape the Nazis?
a)
They hid in the attic.
b)
Peter took them to hide.
c)
They left during the night in a wagon
d)
They pretended to be the Neilsens.
20.
Why did Ellen come to stay with the Johansen family?
a)
The Nazis had taken the synagogue lists of all the Jews.
b)
The Rosen's were sick.
c)
Ellen's parents were going on a vacation.
d)
She was mad at her parents.
21.

What is the climax in chapter 5?

a)

Ellen's parents leave to hide.

b)

The officer looks at Lise's baby picture and sees that she has dark hair, just like Ellen does.

c)

The officers were pounding on the door.

d)

Ellen snatched her necklace off.

22.

What events give rise to the climax?

a)

The officer asks about Ellen's hair, and Papa rips the photographs out of the album.

b)

The officer barked at them.

c)

Ellen took off her necklace.

d)

The officer made the girls get out of bed.