Number the Stars Ch 10-11-12

1.

1 point

Annemarie saw _________ as she looked out the window.

the Rosens returning

soldiers

Kirsti's red sweater

Mama lying on the path

2.

1 point

Which sequence best describes the order of events in Number the Stars?
1) Ellen and Annemarie hug for a long time.
2) Annemarie calculates that her mother should be back one hour later.
3) Annemarie goes to the window and finds her mother on the ground.
4) Annemarie falls asleep and wakes up at four in the morning.
5) Mrs. Johansen and the Rosens leave the house for the boat.

1, 2, 5, 3, 4

1, 3, 4, 5, 2

1, 5, 3, 2, 4

1, 5, 2, 4, 3

3.

1 point

What did Mama say to keep the soldiers from opening the casket?

It was a custom to keep the casket closed.

Aunt Birte had been burned, and she didn't want people to see her.

Aunt Birte had typhus.

Aunt Birte's spirit was bad.

4.

1 point

The Jews were going _______________.

to Copenhagen

across the sea to Sweden

to the cemetery

to the synagogue

5.

1 point

Anne Frank died from ___________________ right before the end of the war.

none of the above

typhus

the concentration camp

fever

6.

1 point

Which excerpt from Number the Star best supports the belief that Annemarie is sad to see the Rosens go?

One by one the Rosens turned and hugged Annemarie silently.

Mama and the Rosens were gone. Annemarie went into the house, crying suddenly, and closed the door against the night.

Annemarie opened the dark curtains and the windows.

Then they were gone, Mama and the Rosens.

7.

1 point

Peter gave the baby ______________.

a sleeping potion

a rattle

milk

a baby blanket

8.

1 point

The book is set in the year ________________

1941

1943

1939

1945

9.

1 point

Which would be the best synonym for urgency? There was no playfulness to his affection tonight, just a sense of urgency, of worry.

insignificance

slow down

interruption

importance

10.

1 point

Peter asked Mr. Rosen to __________________.

lead the group to the harbor

talk to the soldiers

stay behind with him

give a package to Henrik

11.

1 point

Number the Stars Chapters 11 - 12,
___________ were in the casket.

bodies

guns

documents

blankets and clothes

12.

1 point

_________ helped the Rosens find Henrik's boat.

Mama

Ellen

Peter

Annemarie

13.

1 point

Which statement is true about the theme of Chapter 10 "Let Us Open the Casket"?

Peace. The Rosens find peace when they reach Uncle Henrik's farm knowing that they no longer must worry about the Nazi soldiers.

Reality vs. Fairy Tale Annemarie feels war is terrible and strange, so to accept the events in Chapter 10, she turns reality into a fairy tale.

Voyage The Johansens make a voyage from Copenhagen to Gilleleje. Uncle Henrik makes a voyage on his fishing boat.

Transformation Annemarie has been transformed from a carefree child to an adult. Peter is transformed by being more serious and urgent. The house is transformed to hold a group of people.

14.

1 point

The title of this book, Number the Stars, came from ________________.

a story about the Revolution

a fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson

a psalm in the Bible

a song the Jews sang

15.

1 point

Mama and Annemarie thought Henrik needed _________ .

a housekeeper

a stove

a dog

a wife

16.

1 point

The Rosens left all their belongings in Copenhagen, but they still had their ____________________

gnarled

pride

staccato

typhus

17.

1 point

Why did the soldiers come to Uncle Henrik's house?

The soldiers saw that a large number of people had gathered.

The soldiers heard about Great-aunt Birte's death.

The soldiers wanted to talk to Uncle Henrik about using his boat.

The soldiers came to collect apples and butter.

18.

1 point

Which question does Chapters 11-12 answer?

What happened to Mama?

Will the Rosen family safely make the journey to Sweden?

Does the baby awaken during the trip?

What was inside the casket?

19.

1 point

The ________________________ of the soldiers walking through the house made everyone nervous.

unfamiliar

staccato

Godspeed

gnarled

20.

1 point

Where is Mr. Johansen during chapters 11 and 12?

at work

at home

all of these

in Copenhagen

21.

1 point

How long did Annemarie think Mama would need to take the Rosens to the boat and return home?

4 hours

3 hours

1 hour

30 minutes