WorksheetsNumber the Stars
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 45mins
What word mean a feeling of scorn toward a person or thing?
contempt
sabotage
deftly
What is the setting of the story?
Sweden during WWII
Germany during WWII
Denmark during WWII
England during WWiI
After the beginning of the book, a sign that shows Annemarie's family was greatly affected by Lise's death is..?
They leave all of her things untouched in a trunk
They are very sad
They don't talk about it.
All answers listed
What word means overwhelmingly terrible?
rejoicing
deftly
devastating
The climax of the story...?
Annemarie's Mother broke her ankle.
Uncle Henrik got the Jews to Sweden.
Annemarie was stopped by soldiers on her way to taking the packet to Uncle Henrik.
Nazi soldiers questioned Ellen.
What did Annemarie keep and hide for Ellen until she returned?
her favorite stuffed animal
her favorite book
an expensive sweater
her Star of David necklace
What word means destruction of property or interference with activities as part of an effort against an enemy?
protrude
sabotage
deftly
What was the significance of Uncle Henrik saying that Great Aunt Birte died, when there was no such relative?
He liked to make up stories.
The casket was used to hide items needed for the Jews' escape.
He liked having company over.
The casket was used to hide people inside.
How did Lise die?
She was shot on the street.
She was run over by Nazi soldiers in a car as she was trying to escape.
She drowned.
She died in a concentration camp.
Ellen moved in with the Johansens because...?
Her family didn't want the Nazi soldiers to find her.
Her parents had died.
She didn't get along with her parents.
the German government told her she had to move in with them.
Who did Annemarie's family go on a trip to visit?
Peter
Anniemarie's father
The Rosens
Uncle Henrik
What word means to stick out?
protrude
rejoicing
sabotage
What does Uncle Henrik mean when he said "It was a good day for fishing?'
It was a good day to catch lots of fish.
It was a good day to steal food for the family.
It was a good day to kill Nazi soldiers.
It was a good day to help the Jews escape to Sweden.
What does exasperated mean?
very detailed
extremely annoyed
to stick out
The resolution of the story was..?
The Rosens drowned in the escape.
The Rosens safely escaped to the United States.
The Rosens were sent to concentration camps.
The Rosens and other Jews escaped to Sweden; the war ends.
Using context clues, what is the best meaning for the word deftly as it used in the passage.
What did Mrs. Johansen tell the Nazi soldiers about the gathering?
There was a party.
That a family member died.
That they were sneaking jewish people out.
Where was Uncle Henrik taking the family?
Germany
United States
Sweden
How did Annemarie bring the package to Uncle Henrik?
She hid it under food in a basket.
She hid it in her book bag.
She put it under her coat.
Which word best characterizes Annemarie?
shy
emotional
brave
obnoxious
Why did Mr. Johansen show the Nazi soldier a baby picture of Lise?
Lise looked like Ellen as a baby and to prove he had three daughters.
It was actually Ellen's baby picture that Mr. Rosen gave him just in case.
To show the Nazi officer the baby's name.
To prove that Ellen was Jewish.
What do Annemarie and Ellen see from the seashore?
Switzerland
Sweeden
Norway
Spain
Why did Mrs. Johansen take the girls to Uncle Henrik's house?
To go on vacation.
To get away from the Nazi soldiers.
To attend Great Aunt Bertie's funeral.
To help Uncle Henrik with his housework.
Why did Ellen's family not get to celebrate Jewish New Year?
There wasn't any sugar for a cake.
Ellen had to go visit her uncle.
The Nazis collected the names of Jews.
Her parents had to attend a family member's funeral.
What did the boy mean when he said, "All of Denmark is the King's bodyguard?"
Everyone is ordered to protect him.
The king pays everyone to protect him.
The city has many soldiers patrolling to help.
Everyone will protect the king because the like him.
Why was it important that Annemarie removed Ellen's necklace before the Nazis saw it?
They would want it to melt down and make bullets.
Ellen would loose it again.
Mama would be upset.
It would show she was Jewish.
How did Mrs. Johansen break her ankle?
She tripped over a tree root in the dark.
She was shot by a Nazi soldier trying to help the Rosens escape.
She was hit by a Nazi car in the dark.
She fell down the stairs at Uncle Henrik's house because of the broken step.
What was inside the coffin at Great Aunt Birtie's funeral?
Great Aunt Birtie
Food and medicine
Guns and maps
Blankets and jackets
What religion was Ellen and her family?
Lutheran
Jewish
Catholic
Buddhist
Which word best characterizes the Nazi soldiers throughout the story?
Bossy and spiteful
Loyal and emotional
Selfish and helpless
Greedy and kind
What did Kirsti name the gray kitten?
Zeus god of Thunder
Ares god of War
Venus goddess of Love
Thor god of Thunder
Why did the Nazi soldier on the train ask if they were celebrating the new year in October?
He was Jewish and wanted company.
He was making small talk.
He was looking for Jews to arrest.
He thought it was almost January 1st.
Why was De Frie Danske, the resistance newspaper, illegal?
It wrote about the resistance movement and fighting back against the Nazis.
It wrote about all of the different ways to smuggle Jews on fishing boats.
The newspaper was run by all Jews.
The newspaper described the addresses of the hiding places for Jews.
Why did King Christian X blow up his own navy?
He was actually insane.
He didn't want the Nazis to use it.
He set a trap for the Nazis when they fought back.
He wanted to give Kirsti fireworks for her birthday.
What happened to Peter?
He became a Nazi soldier.
He moved to Sweden to help the Jews.
He got married and had three boys.
He got caught by the Nazis and was executed.
When Annemarie and Kirsti went to the button shop, it was closed because
the Nazis had closed stores run by Jews.
the Nazis had stolen the buttons for their uniforms.
the father in the family had been killed in the war.
the family could not afford to pay German taxes.
When the soldiers wanted to look inside Great-aunt Birte's casket, Mama told them
Birte had requested a closed casket.
Birte's skull had been smashed.
Birte's religion forbade viewing her body
Birte had died from typhus.
Peter kept in touch with Annemarie's family because
Annemarie's father was his boss.
he had been engaged to Annemarie's sister.
Annemarie's mother was his godmother.
he had lived with the family during the summer.
Before the couple with the baby left Henrik's house, Peter
wrapped the baby in his heavy jacket.
said he could not take the baby's father.
told the couple to leave the baby behind.
drugged the baby so she wouldn't cry.
The soldiers came to search Uncle Henrik's house because
they noticed several people had gathered there.
they thought he was plotting to overthrow Hitler.
they thought he was hiding guns.
they were looking for food.
Annemarie volunteered to deliver the envelope to Uncle Henrik because
she wanted to be a part of the excitement.
she wanted to give Ellen a note, also.
she needed to get out of the house.
she knew it contained something important.
Who does Ellen pretend to be when the Nazi soldiers come to Annemarie's house during the night?
Peter
Lise
Kirsti
Annemarie
What was the significance of Fairy tales in this story?
The stories scared the children.
The stories provided an escape from the war.
They didn't know any other stories.
They were only able to tell that type of story.
How does Annemarie change from the beginning of the story to the end?
She remains a foolish little girl.
She becomes a brave young lady.
She is killed.
She becomes very selfish.
What word means very detailed?
tentatively
intricate
contempt
What word means twisted out of shape?
distorted
sabotage
protrude
Which word means with uncertainty?
exasperated
intricately
tentatively
What word means to feel great joy or great delight?
protrude
devastating
rejoicing
