Number the Stars

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Peter (Chapter 2)

2. Thread and buttons (Chapter 3)

3. “The Giraffe” (Chapter 1)

Short Answer

1. Papa tells Annemarie to keep an eye on Ellen because Ellen’s family is Jewish and the Germans have begun to target Jewish businesses. (Chapter 3)

2. Annemarie challenges Ellen to a race to practice for the race at school. (Chapter 1)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year (Chapter 4)

2. Cigarettes (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. Kirsti’s shoes are made of fish skin because leather is too hard to come by in Denmark. (Chapter 4)

2. The German officers do not believe that Ellen is a member of the Johansen family because her hair is dark, unlike the other members of the family. (Chapter 5)

3. Mrs. Johansen makes the trip without Mr. Johansen because a woman with her children is less suspicious than a whole family leaving together. (Chapter 6)

Chapters 7-10

Reading Check

1. Her necklace (Chapter 7)

2. Typhus (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. Ellen hasn’t been to the sea because her mother is afraid of the ocean. (Chapter 7)

2. Mrs. Johansen has to prepare the living room in order to stage a funeral for the fictional Great-Aunt Birte. (Chapter 8)

3. Annemarie knows that there is no Great-Aunt Birte because there are no pictures or stories about her. (Chapter 9)

Chapters 11-13

Reading Check

1. A sweater (Chapter 11)

2. Her mother (Chapter 12)

3. Her ankle (Chapter 13)

Short Answer

1. Mrs. Johansen tells Annemarie to run to the boat because Mr. Rosen dropped a very important package and Annemarie needs to get the package to him. (Chapter 13)

2. Peter uses Mrs. Johansen’s first name, Inge, which is unusual because he usually calls her “Mrs. Johansen” or“ Mama.” (Chapter 11)

Chapters 14-17

Reading Check

1. Little Red Riding Hood (Chapter 14)

2. Ellen’s necklace (Chapter 17)

Short Answer

1. Annemarie tries to imitate Kirsti when talking to the Germans because Kirsti is constantly chattering, and the Germans would not take her seriously if she pretended to be a silly little girl. (Chapter 15)

2. The handkerchief is special because it has a drug that ruins dogs’ senses of smell, so the dogs cannot sniff out people being smuggled away. (Chapter 16)

3. Annemarie learns that Lise was secretly in the Resistance with Peter. (Chapter 17)