Number the Stars Quizzes

Number the Stars Quiz 1

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

Four

Ten

Five
2 Why does Annemarie want to race home in the first chapter of the novel?
She is eager to see her mother

Running helps her wake up after boring classes

She wants to get away from Kirsti

She wants to practice for the races at school
3 Why do the German soldiers stop Annemarie and Ellen in the first chapter of the novel?
They are running

The suspect Ellen is Jewish

They suspect Annemarie has weapons in her backpack

They know Annemarie is failing her classes
4 Who tells Annemarie that she must always blend into the crowd?
Mrs. Rosen

Mrs. Johansen

Ellen Rosen

Peter Neilsen
5 What do Mrs. Rosen and Mrs. Johansen drink together?
Coffee

Tea

Hot water with herbs

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

Peter Neilsen

Annemarie

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

Lise

Ellen

Mr. Rosen
8 Why don't the Johansens have any butter?
They gave it to the Rosens

Denmark is having food shortages because of the war

They are very poor

Kirsti ate it all
9 How does King Christian travel through Copenhagen?
In a carriage

By walking

On horseback

In a car
10 What is Annemarie's favorite fairy tale?
The Little Mermaid

Sleeping Beauty

Cinderella

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

Kirsti

A German soldier

Ellen
12 Annemarie comments that ______ is still free from German rule.
Sweden

Norway

Denmark

France
13 How old was Lise when she died?
Eighteen

Twelve

Sixteen

Twenty
14 What color is Peter's hair?
Blond

Red

Brown

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

Pillowcases

Towels

A quilt
16 Why is Annemarie's apartment cold at night?
The house is too large to keep heated

The war has caused fuel shortages

The furnace is broken

The Johansens cannot afford heat
17 Where did Kirsti like to sleep when she was younger?
Mama and Papa's bed

Annemarie's bed

Her crib

The floor
18 What are Annemarie and Kirsti supposed to buy from Mrs. Hirsch?
Thread

A button

A needle

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?
Seashells

A book

Cupcakes

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

Gone with the Wind

The Giver

The Good Earth
22 What are Kirsti's new shoes made of?
Rat skin

Snake skin

Cloth

Fish skin
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?
The ships were too old to use

They did not want the Germans to use them

They needed the scrap metal for airplanes

They needed to open up space in the harbor
25 What do the Rosens buy for their special New Year's dinner?
Fish

Roast beef

Turkey

Chicken

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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