WorksheetsNumber the Stars
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 39mins
What is a Swastika?
a pause before saying or doing something
a formal agreement to get married
form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used as the emblem of the German Nazi Party
a Jewish place of worship
Where do Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti live at the beginning of the novel?
London
Copenhagen
Paris
Germany
Which of the following is Annemarie's sister?
Kirsti
Lois
Ellen
Great Aunt Birte
What animal has Annemarie nicknames one of the German soldiers?
Giraffe
Dog
Cat
Lion
What question does the German soldiers ask Annemarie and Ellen?
What is your religion?
Why are you running?
Who is your father?
Who is your favorite teacher?
What does Kristi wish she had in the first chapter?
cupcake
birthday cake
potatoes
green fish scale shoes
What is the name of the illegal newspaper which Annemarie's parents read?
The Free Danes: De Frie Danske
Freedom from Germany
The Resistance Newspaper
Copenhagen Times
Who is the author of Number the Stars?
Lois Freeman
Lois Lowry
Larry Lowry
Linda Freeman
According to the text, what happened to Mrs Hirsch?
The Nazis put her in a concentration camp.
The German soldiers closed her button shop.
She went on a holiday to the seashore.
She was killed.
What did Annemarie realise about her friend Ellen after Peter's visit?
She is Jewish.
Her family's shop was going to be closed too.
Ellen and the other Jews in Denmark needed to be protected and helped.
She is annoying.
Which of the following was NOT something the Danish people had to live without because of the war and German occupation?
Coffee
Butter
Fuel for heating
Potatoes
Why does Mrs. Johansen tell the Nazi soldier that Great-Aunt Birte died of typhus?
To gain sympathy from the soldier
Because Great Aunt Birte really did die of typhus
So that the soldier would not ask to see the dead body
None of the above
.
Why did Peter give the baby a drug that put her to sleep?
He did not want to take any chances of having her wake up, cry, and get caught by the Germans
She had not slept in a long time
People were annoyed with her crying
He didn't like her
How does Mama’s injury affect the plan?
The soldiers find Mama in the woods and question her.
Uncle Henrik brings Mama home and they have to go with someone else.
Annemarie must get the packet to her uncle.
There is no affect at all.
What fictional character does the author draw a comparison with Annemarie, as she runs through the woods?
Robin Hood
Little Red Riding Hood
Snow White
Goldilocks
How will the Nazis know who to arrest?
They took a list of all of the Jews from the synagogue.
They will ask who is Jewish and who is not.
They look at people and figure it out.
The will find out who is nice or mean.
Why did the Danes blow up the boats in their navy?
They were old and would no longer be used.
They didn't want the Nazis to start using them during World War 2.
They wanted to have a beautiful display of fireworks.
The Nazis blew them up, not the Danes.
Why did Uncle Henrik sleep on the boat?
He wanted to go fishing.
He had to leave early the next morning to take people to Sweden.
His house had too many people in it.
He was afraid someone might steal his boat.
Where does the title of the book "Number the Stars" come from?
a famous song
a story about Moses
a Psalm in the Bible
the dictionary
Why did Uncle Henrik and mama lie to Annemarie about Great Aunt Birte?
They did not lie to her.
They thought she was too nosy.
They were angry with her.
They knew it would help her to be brave.
What did they name the animal that greeted them when they got to Uncle Henrik's home?
Thanos
Thor
Hades
Zeus
