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Number the Stars

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who stopped the girls as they raced to the corner?
a)
two German soldiers
b)
two friends of their mothers
c)
two school friends
d)
Peter Neilsen
2.
Who were the Resistance Fighters?
a)
German people who tried to stop Nazi activities
b)
The Danish people who tried to stop the Nazi activities
c)
French people who tried to stop Nazi activities
d)
Jewish people who tried to stop Nazi activities
3.
Why don't the mothers drink real coffee?
a)
They don't want to spend the money
b)
They don't like the way caffeine makes them feel
c)
There is no coffee available
d)
They gave it up for lent
4.
Who was Lise?
a)
The girls' teacher
b)
A neighbor 
c)
A cousin of Annemaries
d)
Annemaries' older sister who is dead
5.
Who is Peter Neilsen?
a)
Lise's fiance
b)
Ellen's brother
c)
Annemarie's cousin
d)
Momma's brother
6.
What happened to Mrs. Hirsch's button shop?
a)
A fire
b)
A buglary
c)
It was closed by German Soldiers
d)
It was boycotted
7.
What does Peter tell the Johansens when he visits after curfew?
a)
There is a shipment of coffee coming in
b)
There is a shipment of sugar on its way
c)
They are planning to close businesses owned by the Jews
d)
There are bombs being dropped by the Nazi's that night
8.
What country did Annemarie know of that was still free?
a)
Sweden
b)
Norway
c)
France
d)
Germany
9.

What is a Swastika?

a)

a pause before saying or doing something

b)

a formal agreement to get married

c)

form of an equal-armed cross with each arm continued at a right angle, used as the emblem of the German Nazi Party

d)

a Jewish place of worship

10.

Where do Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti live at the beginning of the novel?

a)

London

b)

Copenhagen

c)

Paris

d)

Germany

11.

Which of the following is Annemarie's sister?

a)

Kirsti

b)

Lois

c)

Ellen

d)

Great Aunt Birte

12.

What animal has Annemarie nicknames one of the German soldiers?

a)

Giraffe

b)

Dog

c)

Cat

d)

Lion

13.

What question does the German soldiers ask Annemarie and Ellen?

a)

What is your religion?

b)

Why are you running?

c)

Who is your father?

d)

Who is your favorite teacher?

14.

What does Kristi wish she had in the first chapter?

a)

cupcake

b)

birthday cake

c)

potatoes

d)

green fish scale shoes

15.

What is the name of the illegal newspaper which Annemarie's parents read?

a)

The Free Danes: De Frie Danske

b)

Freedom from Germany

c)

The Resistance Newspaper

d)

Copenhagen Times

16.

Who is the author of Number the Stars?

a)

Lois Freeman

b)

Lois Lowry

c)

Larry Lowry

d)

Linda Freeman

17.

According to the text, what happened to Mrs Hirsch?

a)

The Nazis put her in a concentration camp.

b)

The German soldiers closed her button shop.

c)

She went on a holiday to the seashore.

d)

She was killed.

18.

What did Annemarie realise about her friend Ellen after Peter's visit?

a)

She is Jewish.

b)

Her family's shop was going to be closed too.

c)

Ellen and the other Jews in Denmark needed to be protected and helped.

d)

She is annoying.

19.

Which of the following was NOT something the Danish people had to live without because of the war and German occupation?

a)

Coffee

b)

Butter

c)

Fuel for heating

d)

Potatoes

20.

Why does Mrs. Johansen tell the Nazi soldier that Great-Aunt Birte died of typhus?

a)

To gain sympathy from the soldier

b)

Because Great Aunt Birte really did die of typhus

c)

So that the soldier would not ask to see the dead body

d)

None of the above

21.
Where do Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti live at the beginning of the novel?
a)
London
b)
Copenhagen
c)
Berlin
d)
Netherlands
22.
Why did they paint Kirsti's shoes black?
a)
Because she didn't like green
b)
because you can only have black shoes 
c)
because all people who aren't Jews have to wear black
d)
Because only people with beards have green shoes 
23.
Why did Ellen's parents have to leave?
a)
Because the Nazi's were looking for them.
b)
They went on vacation.
c)
They went to a wedding.
d)
They moved to a new apartment.
24.
Where did Mama take the girls?
a)
to the shops
b)
to Uncle Henrik's house
c)
to the post office
d)
to visit their Great Aunt Bertie
25.
What is the casket at Uncle Henrik's house filled with?
.
a)
food
b)
Aunt Birte
c)
supplies
d)
warm clothes
26.
What was Mr. Rosen's profession?
a)
doctor
b)
tailor
c)
teacher
d)
banker
27.
How do Mama and the girls travel to see Uncle Henrik?
a)
Train
b)
car
c)
boat
d)
horse
28.
What is Henrik's occupation?
a)
Teacher
b)
soldier
c)
fisherman
d)
farmer
29.
What was the truth about Great Aunt Birte?
a)
She died of typhus
b)
She was Jewish
c)
She did not exist
d)
She was still alive and in hiding
30.

Why did Peter give the baby a drug that put her to sleep?

a)

He did not want to take any chances of having her wake up, cry, and get caught by the Germans

b)

She had not slept in a long time

c)

People were annoyed with her crying

d)

He didn't like her

31.
What happened to Mama on her journey back to Uncle Henrik's house?
a)
She was caught by the Germans/Nazis
b)
She fell and broke her ankle.
c)
She had to run from wild dogs
d)
She forgot to deliver a package
32.
What was the importance of the handkerchief?
a)
Uncle Henrik needed to wipe his tears away when he left the Rosens in Sweden
b)
Uncle Henrik had a bad cold
c)
It has been passed down for generations
d)
It attracts dogs and ruins their sense of smell
33.
How did Lise die?
a)
She was shot by the Germans
b)
The Germans hit her with their car
c)
She was very sick
d)
She fell and broke her ankle
34.
He tore photographs from the family album.
a)
Uncle Henrik
b)
Peter
c)
Papa
d)
Mr. Rosen
35.
Why did the soldiers come to Uncle Henrik's house?
a)
They had a tip they were hiding Jews
b)
They saw Annemarie and Ellen playing
c)
They found the star of David necklace
d)
There were people gathering at the home.
36.
What did Annemarie take from Ellen seconds before the soldiers came into her bedroom that night?
a)
her journal
b)
her necklace
c)
a picture of her mother
d)
her ring
37.
When the soldiers show up at Annemarie's house in the middle of the night, who do the Johansens say that Ellen is?
a)
a visiting relative
b)
a school friend
c)
a neighbor
d)
Annemarie's sister
38.
What is the genre of Number the Stars?
a)
science fiction
b)
drama
c)
historical fiction
d)
nonfiction
39.

How does Mama’s injury affect the plan?

a)

The soldiers find Mama in the woods and question her.

b)

Uncle Henrik brings Mama home and they have to go with someone else.

c)

Annemarie must get the packet to her uncle.

d)

There is no affect at all.

40.
What is hidden in the bottom of the basket?
a)
the handkerchief with chemicals on it
b)
the Resistance list of the boats helping Jews escape
c)
Peter’s favorite recipe for the next chili cook-off
d)
not here
41.

What fictional character does the author draw a comparison with Annemarie, as she runs through the woods?

a)

Robin Hood

b)

Little Red Riding Hood

c)

Snow White

d)

Goldilocks

42.
During which war does this story take place?
a)
WWZ
b)
WW1
c)
WW2
d)
French and Indian War
43.
Ellen wore a _______ around her neck. 
a)
cross
b)
angel
c)
locket
d)
Star of David
44.
Why did Ellen come to stay with the Johansen family? 
a)
The Nazis plan to arrest all the Danish Jews and take them away. 
b)
Her parents were killed by the Nazis. 
c)
Her parents are away on a trip. 
d)
She misses Lise. 
45.

How will the Nazis know who to arrest?

a)

They took a list of all of the Jews from the synagogue.

b)

They will ask who is Jewish and who is not.

c)

They look at people and figure it out.

d)

The will find out who is nice or mean.

46.

Why did the Danes blow up the boats in their navy?

a)

They were old and would no longer be used.

b)

They didn't want the Nazis to start using them during World War 2.

c)

They wanted to have a beautiful display of fireworks.

d)

The Nazis blew them up, not the Danes.

47.

Why did Uncle Henrik sleep on the boat?

a)

He wanted to go fishing.

b)

He had to leave early the next morning to take people to Sweden.

c)

His house had too many people in it.

d)

He was afraid someone might steal his boat.

48.

Where does the title of the book "Number the Stars" come from?

a)

a famous song

b)

a story about Moses

c)

a Psalm in the Bible

d)

the dictionary

49.

Why did Uncle Henrik and mama lie to Annemarie about Great Aunt Birte?

a)

They did not lie to her.

b)

They thought she was too nosy.

c)

They were angry with her.

d)

They knew it would help her to be brave.

50.

What did they name the animal that greeted them when they got to Uncle Henrik's home?

a)

Thanos

b)

Thor

c)

Hades

d)

Zeus