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Number the Stars Book Test

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the setting of the story?

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Denmark

d)

Sweden

2.
Where is Lise? 
a)
She is away at college. 
b)
She fled the country. 
c)
She died. 
d)
The Nazis took her. 
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.

What is Annemarie's relationship to Ellen?

a)

They are best friends.

b)

They are close cousins.

c)

They are sisters.

d)

Annemarie is Ellen's mom.

5.

In the story when Annemarie and Ellen were racing it said "Laughing, she skirted an elderly lady in black who carried a shopping bag made of string. What does the word skirted mean?

a)

To push

b)

To wear a skirt

c)

to pass by

d)

to wave at

6.

Who were the Resistance fighters?

a)

German Soldiers

b)

Russian people

c)

The Nazis

d)

Danish people

7.

What was in the casket at the funeral?

a)

Great-aunt Birte

b)

Clothes and blankets

c)

Handkerchiefs

8.
Which of the following is the best theme for this novel?
a)
The Holocaust was a horrible event
b)
Sometimes those who endure hardships are heroes
c)
Fishermen care very helpful
d)
Annemarie andher friend were brave
9.

What does Papa do that keeps Ellen from being discovered? (choose all answers that are correct)

a)

Rips the dates off the bottom of the photographs

b)

Refuses to let the Germans come into the apartment

c)

Explains that he is not Ellen's father

d)

Pretends that Ellen is part of the family

10.

Why did Annemarie tell Ellen to take her necklace off when the soldiers came?

a)

Ellen's necklace was worth a lot of money and she didn't want the Nazi soldiers to take it.

b)

Ellen's necklace is the Star of David and she didn't want them to find out she was Jewish.

c)

Ellen's necklace had a knot in it and Annemarie wanted to get it out for her.

11.

Why did Annemarie's family decide to escape to Sweden?

a)

For a vacation

b)

To avoid the war

c)

To escape the Nazi occupation

d)

To visit relatives

12.

Who shows great courage and bravery in the story?

a)

The soldiers

b)

The school teachers

c)

Annemarie and her family

d)

The shopkeepers

13.

How did the characters in the book typically travel to Sweden?

a)

By plane

b)

By boat

c)

By car

d)

On foot

14.

What symbolizes hope in "Number The Stars"?

a)

The ocean

b)

The stars

c)

The forest

d)

The city

15.

How did the Danish resistance help the Jews?

a)

By providing food

b)

By hiding them in their homes

c)

By smuggling them to Sweden

d)

By giving them money

16.

What role did Annemarie's uncle play in the story?

a)

He was a soldier

b)

He was a teacher

c)

He was part of the Danish resistance

d)

He was a shopkeeper

17.

Why was Sweden considered a safe place?

a)

It had a strong army

b)

It was far away from Denmark

c)

It was neutral and not occupied by the Nazis

d)

It had a lot of food

18.

What did the characters often have to avoid on their way to safety?

a)

Wild animals

b)

Nazi soldiers

c)

Traffic

d)

Bad weather

19.

What was the main theme of the first ten chapters of "Number The Stars"?

a)

Adventure

b)

Friendship

c)

Courage and bravery

d)

Love