Annemarie
What was it that Annemarie was clutching in her hand when the soldiers stormed her bedroom?
She had Ellen’s Star of David necklace.
What did the Nazis yell to get the girls to STOP on the street?
Halte!!!
Why had the shop owner done nothing while seeing the girls being questioned by the Nazis?
They could have been beaten or killed.
Who was Ellen supposed to be when she stayed with the Johansen’s?
Ellen needed to pretend to be Lise when and if the soldiers arrived.
What was the name of Uncle Henrik’s cow?
Blossom
Annemarie and Ellen created dolls made of what?
Paper
Why had the soldiers closed the button shop?
The owners were Jewish and they wanted to torment them.
What had Papa done that was brave?
He hid Ellen in his home from the Nazis.
What was it that Dad showed the soldiers to prove that Ellen was “HIS” daughter?
Papa had torn photographs of each girl as infants from an album.
What was it that Peter began reading once the soldiers had left his living room?
A Psalm
Who is it that Annemarie doesn’t get to see often anymore?
Peter
What did one of the soldiers do to Kirsti on the street corner?
He stroked her hair and said she looked like his little girl.
Who is Peter and why was he BRAVE?
Peter was almost Lise’s husband. He is brave because he was in the Resistance.
Who was the made up person that “died?”
Great Aunt Birtie
Name two things that were rationed by the Nazis.
Electricity
Coffee
Beer
Food
What is Annemarie’s number one source of pride while at school?
She loves being in races.
What did the officer do when mama went to open the casket?
He slapped her across the face.
Name one of the brave acts of King Christian from Number the Stars or the picture book The Yellow Star.
Answers will vary.
One is the king took down the Nazi flag from the palace himself even after being threatened to be shot.
What is the “REAL” reason for the trip to Henrik’s home?
Henrik is going to try to get the Rosens to Sweden to save their lives.
Papa was sending a carton of “Cigarettes” to Henrik, but that was a lie. What was the carton really code for?
A carton of cigarettes was code for a Jew being sent to him to help to escape the Nazis to Sweden.
Name two different places where Annemarie spoke up to soldiers to protect Ellen.
On the Copenhagen Street
2) In her bedroom
What were Mama and Annemarie afraid Kirsti would say on the train?
This is our friend Ellen and it’s her “New Year”
What was the name of the secret newspaper Peter delivered to the Johansen’s?
De Frie Danske = Free the Danes
What was the disease Mama lied to the soldiers about Aunt Birtie having?
Typhus
Name three things specific to the Jewish faith.
Star of David Synagogue Rabbi
Sabbath Table Menorah Prayers