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WorksheetsNumber the Stars Chs. 7-12
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
What animal does Kirsti name Thor, God of Thunder?
A mouse
A puppy
A kitten
A bunny
What does the sea represent to Ellen and her family?
Freedom
Prison
Danger
Happiness
How does Annemarie feel when she suspects that Mama and Uncle Henrik are lying to her about Great-Aunt Birte?
Amused
Angry
Sad
Emotionless
What does the German soldier say seems odd about Great-Aunt Birte's funeral?
Not many people attended
The casket is closed
The casket is open
It is taking place at night
What does Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie in the barn?
That he is taking the Rosens to Sweden
That it's easier to be brave when you don't know everything.
That Ellen's parents are with Peter
That Great Aunt Birte was a real person
What was the first test of Annemarie's bravery?
To save the kitten from drowning
Attending the funeral of her Aunt Birte
Going with Uncle Henrik on the boat
Lying to the soldiers about Aunt Birte
What was the purpose of Aunt Birte's funeral?
To gather everyone and give out supplies
To have a real funeral
So they could all enjoy a meal together
For Ellen and Annemarie to dress fancy
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.
Where were the Rosens and the others going?
Back to Copenhagen
to Peter's house to continue hiding
on Uncle Henrik's boat to freedom in Sweden
on a cruise
Where did the title of this book, Number the Stars, come from?
a psalm in the Bible
a song the Jews sang
a story about the Revolution
a fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson
Who was going with the Rosens to the boat?
Peter
Annemarie
Mama
Papa
Annemarie thought it was harder for the ones waiting
because there was more danger.
because there was less excitement.
because there was more fear.
because they didn't have any food.
Why does Annemarie wake up in a panic at 4:00 in the morning?
Mama has still not returned
She sees that the Rosens have been injured
Uncle Henrik tells her something has gone wrong
Kirsti is crying
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
