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Number the Stars Ch.1-2

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where do Annemarie, Ellen, and Kirsti live in the beginning of the novel? 
a)
Paris, France
b)
Copenhagen, Denmark
c)
Berlin, Germany
d)
The Netherlands
2.
Which two girls are sisters? 
a)
Annemarie and Ellen
b)
Annemarie and Kirsti
c)
Ellen and Kirsti
d)
None of them are related
3.
How does Annemarie feel about being stopped by the German soldiers? 
a)
afraid
b)
angry
c)
apathetic
d)
confident
4.
How did the people of Denmark feel about King Christian? 
a)
They HATED him
b)
They loved him
c)
They didn't really care 
5.
Who brings the illegal newspaper to Annemarie's parents? 
a)
Peter Nielson, Lise's fiance
b)
Peter, Annemarie's cousin
c)
Mrs. Rosen
d)
Annemarie
6.
Why didn't Denmark fight the Nazis in the beginning? 
a)
Because they thought the Nazis would bring peace
b)
Because they had an agreement with Germany
c)
Because they believed that Denmark would be unable to win the fight
d)
Because the king was corrupt
7.
What was the resistance? 
a)
A covert (secretive) group of Danish fighters of the Nazis 
b)
A political party that disliked the Nazis
c)
The German soldiers
8.

backpack

a)

pout

b)

backpack

c)

gripped

d)

rucksack

9.

went around

a)

hoodlums

b)

sneering

c)

skirted

d)

helmets

10.

walking slowly

a)

plodding

b)

tangled

c)

trembled

d)

scold

11.

sad face

a)

gripped

b)

hoodlums

c)

trembled

d)

pout

12.

hat for soldiers

a)

chattering

b)

helmets

c)

sneering

d)

trudged

13.

held tightly in hands

a)

gripped

b)

trudged

c)

plodding

d)

murmured

14.

to poke with your finger or an object

a)

hoodlums

b)

sneering

c)

prodded

d)

gripped

15.

to shake, especially when you are nervous

a)

scold

b)

sneering

c)

defiantly

d)

trembled

16.

making a mean face

a)

sneering

b)

scowling

c)

trudged

d)

scurried

17.

a little criminal or gangster

a)

skirted

b)

hoodlums

c)

sipped

d)

chattering

18.

to run quickly and lightly, like a mouse

a)

scurried

b)

trembled

c)

tangled

d)

scold

19.

to speak in a low, indistinct voice

a)

sneering

b)

sneering

c)

murmured

d)

trembled

20.

to talk a lot

a)

chattering

b)

murmuring

c)

scold

d)

gripped

21.

What are Ellen and Annemarie doing at the beginning of this chapter?

a)

walking to school

b)

running a race

c)

eating lunch

d)

sitting under a tree talking

22.

What color is Annemarie's hair?

a)

brown

b)

silvery blond

c)

black

d)

red

23.

Who else is walking with the girls?

a)

Annemarie

b)

Ellen

c)

Kirsti

d)

a German soldier

24.

Who won the race?

a)

Ellen

b)

Kirsti

c)

Annemarie

d)

the German soldier

25.

Who stopped the girls while they were running?

a)

their mom

b)

their dad

c)

a German soldier

d)

Kirsti

26.

What do the girls call the soldier in secret?

a)

Rhino

b)

Giraffe

c)

Alligator

d)

Salamander

27.

Why do they call him that name in secret?

a)

So they do not get into trouble.

b)

It is a code word.

c)

They never speak with him.

d)

They call it to his face.

28.

What is in Annemarie's backpack?

a)

lunch

b)

pencils

c)

a jacket

d)

schoolbooks

29.

How does Kirsti respond to the German soldiers?

a)

She thinks they are funny.

b)

She tells them a joke.

c)

She gives them a hug.

d)

She pushed their hand away and says "don't".

30.

Who tells the mothers what happened with the soldiers?

a)

Annemarie

b)

Kirsti

c)

the soldiers

d)

Ellen

31.

Would you tell your mother if a soldier stopped you during a time of war?

a)

Yea, why not?

b)

No way!

32.

Why can't the mothers drink real coffee?

a)

They are.

b)

They want to sleep later.

c)

There is no real coffee in Copenhagan.

d)

They ran out.

33.

What is the name of the illegal newspaper?

a)

De Fries

b)

Fries

c)

De Danske

d)

De Frie Danske

34.

Annemarie and Kirsti ask their mother for (a)   , but there is no sugar or butter because of the war.

35.

How do you feel about the story so far?

a)

Nothing is happening yet.

b)

I'm not sure.

c)

It's okay.

d)

It's great!

36.

Which of the following describes Christian X?

a)

He stood on balconies giving orders to his subjects.

b)

He was a real human being with a serious, kind face.

c)

He sat on a golden throne demanding to be entertained.

37.

Who is Christian X's bodyguard?

a)

all of Denmark

b)

the German soldiers

c)

the Nazis

38.

When did Lise die?

a)

before the war started

b)

two weeks before her wedding

c)

a month after she was married

39.

Where were Lise's pillowcases, wedding dress, and yellow dress that she had danced in at the engagement party?

a)

in her bedroom closet

b)

in a storage bin in the basement

c)

in a blue trunk in the corner of the bedroom

40.

King Christian X ______ to Germany because he knew his small army would lose and many people would die.

a)

mourned

b)

surrendered

c)

sabotaged

41.
The Johansen family is Jewish.
a)
True
b)
False
42.

The chapter title asks a question: "Who is the man who rides past?" What is the answer to that question?

a)

Peter Nielsen

b)

King Christian X

c)

The German soldier called "The Giraffe"

d)

Mr. Johansen