Characters
Setting
Vocabulary
Plot
Potpourri

100

The main character in Number the Stars

Who is Annemarie? 

100

This is the country that Number the Stars takes place in

What is Denmark?

100

The characters that often showed contempt for others 

Who are the German soldiers

100

The group that has invaded the main character’s country

Who are the Germans?

100

The author of Number the Stars

Who is Lois Lowry?

200

What is the name of the main character’s best friend?

What is Ellen?

200

The city that the book takes place in

What is Copenhagen?

200

The word “ration” means 

What is to limit something?

200

The major event going on in this book

What is World War II?

200

The treat the main character’s little sister misses having 

Pink frosted cupcakes 

300

What are the names of the main character’s two sisters? 

What are Lise and Kirsti

300

The country the girls can see from where they live

What is Sweden?

300

A word that means to be back at a certain time 

What is “curfew”?

300

What the main character and her family helps to do in this book

What is helping protect the Jewish people in Denmark?

300

The symbol on the necklace the main character’s best friend wears 

What is the Star of David?
400

What is the name of the main character’s uncle?

What is Henrik?

400

The country south of the main character’s country 

What is Germany?

400
Name two items that had to be rationed

What are sugar, coffee, butter, etc 

400

The name of the movement Peter is a part of

What is the Resistance? 

400

The color of the hand carved trunk that belonged to the main character’s older sister. 

What is “blue”?

500

What is the name of the Jewish lady that owns the shops that sells buttons?

Who is Mrs. Hirsch?

500

The continent that the main character’s country is on 

What is Europe?

500

This younger character often responds “haughtily” to the others 

Who is Kirsti?

500

The character trait the main character and other Danish citizens demonstrate as they save the lives of their Jewish friends and neighbors

What is bravery?

500
The famous writer of fairy-tales from the main character’s country 

Who is Hans Christian Anderson?

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