Perfect Plot
Traits and evidence
(use your list)
Cause and Effect
Say and spell!
Grab Bag
100
Why does King Christian blow up his own naval fleet?
King Christian wants to keep the Nazis from using the fleet against him and others. He decides it is better to blow up his fleet than to let the Nazis have it.
100

The protagonist (main character) of this novel?

Annemarie Johansen

100

Cause: Lise dies in an accident

Effect: ?

Annemarie's parents don't talk about her, Ellen is able to pretend to be her, Peter does not get married

100

verb - to speak in a way that sounds like music or chanting

intone

100

What genre is Number the Stars?

Historical fiction.

200
Why do Mrs. Johansen and Mrs. Rosen drink water with herbs in it?
This is what they call drinking "coffee" since their real coffee is no longer in the country since the Germans took over.
200

She thought the "fireworks" were for her birthday.

Kirsti

200

Cause: ?

Effect: Mrs. Johansen and Mrs. Rosen become very worried in chapter 1.

Ellen and Annemarie run into German soldiers after school, The button shop is closed with a German sign on it, The Nazis get the list of all the Jewish names in the town.

200

noun - a set amount of a food or other item 

ration

200

What is the setting of this novel?

Copenhagen, Denmark 1943

300

How does the Ellen escape the Nazis in Copenhagen?

Ellen hides at the Johansen's house pretending to be Lise.

300

She was planning to celebrate Rosh Hashanah (new year) with her parents by lighting candles and eating a chicken.

Ellen

300

Cause: The German soldiers get a list of all of the Jewish people in Copenhagen.

Effect: ?

The Rosens hide with Peter and Ellen hides with the Johansens

300

adverb - not done with confidence

tentatively

300

What is the point of view of the novel?

Third person limited.

400

Who are the antagonists (villains) in the story?

The Nazis

400

He lives with a cat and a cow in Gilleleje.

Uncle Henrik

400

Cause:?

Effect: Mrs. Johansen takes the children to Henrik's house.

Mr. and Mrs. Johansen worry that the Nazis are suspicious of Ellen after their visit to the house.

400

adjective - haughty or arrogant, think you are better than others

imperious

400
What country is still free from German rule?
Sweden
500

Papa and Uncle Henrik speak in code about "cigarettes" and "a good day for fishing."  What is he really talking about?

Helping Jewish refugees to escape the Nazis.

500

She died, it seems.

Great-Aunt Birte, RIP.

500

Cause:?

Effect: The Nazis leave the Johansen's apartment.

Mr. Johansen shows a picture of Lise when she was a baby with dark curly hair, which makes the Nazis believe that Ellen is their daughter.

500

noun - a ghost or spirit of a dead person

specter

500

Name two important symbols in the book.

The Swastika and the Star of David

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