Number the Stars Quizzes

Number the Stars Quiz 1

1 How old is Kirsti at the beginning of the novel?
Ten

Eight

Four

Five
2 Why does Annemarie want to race home in the first chapter of the novel?
Running helps her wake up after boring classes

She wants to practice for the races at school

She is eager to see her mother

She wants to get away from Kirsti
3 Why do the German soldiers stop Annemarie and Ellen in the first chapter of the novel?
They suspect Annemarie has weapons in her backpack

They know Annemarie is failing her classes

The suspect Ellen is Jewish

They are running
4 Who tells Annemarie that she must always blend into the crowd?
Ellen Rosen

Peter Neilsen

Mrs. Johansen

Mrs. Rosen
5 What do Mrs. Rosen and Mrs. Johansen drink together?
Hot water with herbs

Coffee

Hot cocoa

Tea
6 Who tells Annemarie and Ellen's parents about German soldiers stopping the girls?
Kirsti

Annemarie

Ellen

Peter Neilsen
7 Who brings Mama and Papa the illegal newspaper, De Frie Danske?
Ellen

Mr. Rosen

Peter Neilsen

Lise
8 Why don't the Johansens have any butter?
Kirsti ate it all

They gave it to the Rosens

They are very poor

Denmark is having food shortages because of the war
9 How does King Christian travel through Copenhagen?
In a carriage

In a car

By walking

On horseback
10 What is Annemarie's favorite fairy tale?
Sleeping Beauty

The Little Mermaid

Cinderella

Snow White
11 In the story that Papa tells Annemarie, who failed to recognize King Christian?
Papa

Ellen

Kirsti

A German soldier
12 Annemarie comments that ______ is still free from German rule.
Denmark

France

Norway

Sweden
13 How old was Lise when she died?
Twelve

Eighteen

Sixteen

Twenty
14 What color is Peter's hair?
Red

Brown

Blond

Black
15 What did Mama sew for Lise right before she died?
A quilt

Napkins

Towels

Pillowcases
16 Why is Annemarie's apartment cold at night?
The Johansens cannot afford heat

The furnace is broken

The war has caused fuel shortages

The house is too large to keep heated
17 Where did Kirsti like to sleep when she was younger?
Mama and Papa's bed

The floor

Annemarie's bed

Her crib
18 What are Annemarie and Kirsti supposed to buy from Mrs. Hirsch?
A button

A needle

Thread

A jacket
19 Where does Kirsti think the Hirsches have gone?
Germany

The countryside

The seashore

Sweden
20 What does Peter give to Annemarie during his first late-night visit?
Cupcakes

Seashells

A book

A necklace
21 What is Mama's favorite book?
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Giver

The Good Earth

Gone with the Wind
22 What are Kirsti's new shoes made of?
Fish skin

Rat skin

Snake skin

Cloth
23 What was Annemarie's favorite attraction at Tivoli Gardens?
The skating rink

The zoo

The carousel

The fireworks
24 Why did the Danish Navy destroy their own ships?
They needed to open up space in the harbor

They needed the scrap metal for airplanes

They did not want the Germans to use them

The ships were too old to use
25 What do the Rosens buy for their special New Year's dinner?
Chicken

Turkey

Fish

Roast beef

Do you think it was a good idea for the Johansens to let Ellen stay with them?

Yes, staying with the Johansens afforded Ellen protection, although, it did put the family in danger. It was the right thing to do.

Asked by G I JOE G #602150

Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/24/2017 12:52 AM

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What was the real reason for Great Aunt Birte's death?

Aunt Birte didn't die.... because she didn't exist.

And Annemarie was quite, quite certain, though she said nothing. There was no Great-aunt Birte. She didn't exist.

Asked by Emily M #671982

Answered by jill d #170087 on 7/26/2017 8:59 PM

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Number the Stars

At the beginning of Number the Stars, Annemarie loves Denmark but does not yet understand the true meaning of patriotism. As she matures over the course of the novel, however, she begins witness the harm the Germans are inflicting on her country....

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