Number the Stars Quizzes

Number the Stars Quiz 1

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

Ten

Eight

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 is eager to see her mother

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 suspect Annemarie has weapons in her backpack

They are running

The suspect Ellen is Jewish

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

Peter Neilsen

Ellen Rosen

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

Hot water with herbs

Hot cocoa

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

Ellen

Peter Neilsen

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

Lise

Mr. Rosen

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

They gave it to the Rosens

Denmark is having food shortages because of the war

They are very poor
9 How does King Christian travel through Copenhagen?
In a car

On horseback

By walking

In a carriage
10 What is Annemarie's favorite fairy tale?
Snow White

The Little Mermaid

Cinderella

Sleeping Beauty
11 In the story that Papa tells Annemarie, who failed to recognize King Christian?
Ellen

A German soldier

Kirsti

Papa
12 Annemarie comments that ______ is still free from German rule.
France

Norway

Sweden

Denmark
13 How old was Lise when she died?
Sixteen

Twelve

Twenty

Eighteen
14 What color is Peter's hair?
Red

Brown

Blond

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

Towels

A quilt

Napkins
16 Why is Annemarie's apartment cold at night?
The war has caused fuel shortages

The furnace is broken

The Johansens cannot afford heat

The house is too large to keep heated
17 Where did Kirsti like to sleep when she was younger?
The floor

Mama and Papa's bed

Her crib

Annemarie's bed
18 What are Annemarie and Kirsti supposed to buy from Mrs. Hirsch?
A jacket

A needle

A button

Thread
19 Where does Kirsti think the Hirsches have gone?
The seashore

The countryside

Germany

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?
Gone with the Wind

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

The Giver

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

Fish skin

Rat skin

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

The carousel

The zoo

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 to open up space in the harbor

They needed the scrap metal for airplanes
25 What do the Rosens buy for their special New Year's dinner?
Turkey

Roast beef

Fish

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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