WorksheetsNumber the Stars Chapters 1-12
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What were Annemarie, Kirsti, and Ellen doing on their way home from school?
running
swinging
skipping
crying
What stopped the girls from racing?
their parents
a chicken crossing the road
German soldiers
Ellen fell
What happened to Lise?
died in a car accident
she died of typhus
Peter broke up with her
she ran away from home
Why didn't they have coffee, tea, sugar, or butter?
they didn't have any money
they were allergic to those things
the stores didn't have any
those things were rationed
What errand did Mama send Annemarie and Kirsten on?
to buy a new doll
to buy pink frosted cupcakes
to buy a button
to buy fish shoes
Why did the Nazi's make the Hirsh's close their shop?
they were Jewish
they were breaking the law
they weren't making any money
they were sold out of buttons
What did Ellen wear around her neck?
A necklace from Aunt Bertie
A scarf from her late grandma
The Star of David necklace
A necktie
Why were Kirsti's shoes made from fish skin?
shoes were made of fish skin back then
she loved the color green
she loved fish
leather was rationed
Where did Mama and the girls go?
the beach
Uncle Henrick's house
Disney World
grocery shopping
What happened to the butter?
it grew wings and flew away
it marched away
the soliders took it for themselves
Uncle Henrick ate it all
How did Papa prove that Ellen was his "daughter?"
he just said so
a letter
her birth certificate
pictures from the photo album
Why did Peter give the baby drops?
The baby was sick.
The baby might have cried and alerted the guards to the people in the boat.
Peter didn't like children.
Peter was a doctor.
What was in the casket?
A Body
Food
Money
Folded blankets and articles of clothing
What did Annemarie think when she heard of Great-aunt Bertie's death?
Aunt Bertie didn't really exist
she wondered who that old lady was!
she was very sad
Aunt Bertie was her favorite aunt
What question did Uncle Henrick ask Annemarie?
Are you hungry?
Are you brave?
Are you tired?
What's your name?
What did Mama say to keep the soldiers from opening the casket?
No, No...don't open it, please!
Aunt Bertie had typhus
Get away!
Aunt Bertie wasn't really in there
Where was Uncle Henrik taking the Jews?
Copenhagen
Sweden
Germany
France
Where did the title of this book, Number the Stars, come from?
A psalm in the Bible
A rockstar
Dr. Seuss
Annemarie inspired the title
In Chapter 12, what does the word gnarled mean in the following sentence?
"But Annemarie had often walked to town and back that way, and she remembered the turns, the twisted trees whose gnarled roots pushed the earth now and then into knotted clumps..."
squared; cornered
twisted; crooked
shiny; bright
automobile; vehicle
