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Number The Stars

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the genre of Number the Stars?
a)
science fiction
b)
drama
c)
historical fiction
d)
nonfiction
2.
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
3.
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
4.
Which of the following best describes Annemarie's feelings toward Peter?
a)
uncaring
b)
suspicion. jealousy
c)
anger, resentment
d)
pride, love
5.
What happened to Lise?
a)
She died in an accident two weeks before her wedding
b)
She was run down by a Nazi car
c)
She ran away from home and never returned
d)
She married Peter
6.
For Kirsti, the soldiers were simply part of the landscape, something that had always been there, on every corner, as unimportant as lampposts, throughout her remembered life.
According to this passage, how does Kirsti view the soldiers?
a)
as mean and scary
b)
as helpers of the community
c)
as part of everyday life
d)
as selfish and angry
7.
"Go!" shouted Annemarie, and the two girls were off, racing along the residential sidewalk.  Annemarie's silvery blond hair flew behind her, and Ellen's dark pigtails bounced against her shoulders.
How is imagery created in this passage?
a)
through a simile
b)
through descriptive adjectives
8.
This story is set in ________________________
a)
Copenhagen, Denmark
b)
Paris, France
c)
San Antonio, Texas
d)
Brussels, Germany
9.
Annemarie and Ellen are ______
a)
sisters
b)
friends 
c)
neighbors
d)
neighbors and friends
10.
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
11.
How does the setting influence the plot of the story?
a)
The soldiers give the story a realistic, modern feeling
b)
The historical facts of Nazi occupation force the action as characters overcome the challenges 
c)
The setting does not impact the plot
d)
The rural setting makes for a peaceful story
12.
In Chapter 5, which sentence best shows that Annemarie's father is clever when the soldiers question if Ellen is one of his daughters?
a)
Very quickly, he searched through its pages, found what he was looking for, and tore out three pictures from three separate pages.
b)
Let go of my daughter or I will report you for suce treatment.
c)
"Don't speak to my wife that way."
d)
"Our name is on the door, and I see that you have a flashlight."