I am Ellen's best friend. I am also courageous and saved my friend.
Annemarie
100
To move to a new place
relocate
100
courageous
brave
100
Who were King Christian X's bodyguards?
All of Denmark
100
What is important about the location of Uncle Henrik's farm?
It is across the sea from Sweden
200
I am an only child. I have dark hair that I wear in pig tails. I wore a Star of David necklace in the novel.
Ellen
200
unwilling to do something
reluctantly
200
hide
conceal
200
Explain how Lise died?
In the Resistance, was run down in a car by German soldiers
200
Give an example of someone in Number the Stars being brave?
Answers will vary.
300
I am 5 years old. I love stories about kings and queens. I had to wear shoes made of fish skin. I am usually stubborn and outspoken.
Kirsti
300
swift; fast
hasty
300
stay away from; elude
avoid
300
Number the Stars is historical fiction. Explain a factual and fictional part of this novel.
answers vary.
300
Who is G.F. Duckwitz?
The real German who warned a rabbi about the "relocation"- saved many Jewish people.
400
I am a fisherman and own a house by the sea.
Uncle Henrik
400
regretfully
ruefully
400
requiring immediate attention/action
urgency
400
What happened to the Danish Naval ships?
The Danish Navy blew up their own ships so the Germans could not use them.
400
Explain Aunt Birte's funeral. Who was she? Who were the guests at her funeral? Why wasn't the casket open?
Fake funeral for a fake aunt. The guests were Jewish people waiting to be taken to Sweden. The casket was closed because it only held clothes- not a body.
500
Name both these characters- they were engaged to each other. Both were killed by German soldiers.
Lise and Peter
500
carefully; looking out of danger
warily
500
skillfully
deftly
500
What did it mean when Mr. Johansen asked if it was a good day for fishing and that Mrs. Johansen was bringing Uncle Henrik some cigarettes?
if it was safe to bring Jewish people to sneak into Sweden.
500
While in the woods, why did Annemarie start telling herself the story of Little Red Riding Hood? Explain the metaphor.
To keep her calm. The German soldiers and their dogs were the wovles, she was Little Red Riding Hood.