Number the Stars Chapters 5 - 6 Pages 39 - 59

1. What made it hard to believe the two girls were sisters?
a) One was blond and the other was dark headed.
b) One was tall and the other short.
c) One had blue eyes and fair skin and the other had brown eyes and dark skin.

2. Lise died ______________.
a) in a house fire
b) falling from a horse
c) by a Nazi gun shot
d) when a car hit her

3. Ellen wore a ___________ around her neck.

a) Star of David
b) cross
c) angel
d) locket

4. When the Nazi soldiers came to the house Ellen removed her _____ .

a) ring
b) snake skin shoes
c) hair ribbons
d) necklace

5. The soldiers that came to Annemarie's house were _______ than the ones on the street corners.

a) friendlier
b) more ill at ease
c) younger
d) older and more angry

6. Papa proved that Ellen was his daughter by showing the soldiers _______________.
a) her birth certificate
b) pictures from the photo album
c) the family Bible

7. Mama and the girls went to ______________.
a) Copenhagen
b) Uncle Henrik's house
c) Grandma's house
d) the Rosen's apartment

8. Papa was using a secret code when he said there were a lot of cigarettes. This meant ________________.
a) there were a lot of Jewish people
b) some stores had hidden cigars
c) if you had a lot of money you could buy cigarettes

9. The group traveled to Uncle Henrik's house by _________________.
a) car
b) boat
c) bus
d) train

10. The group felt _____________ as they reached Uncle Henrik's house.
a) sad
b) scared
c) excited
d) brave

11. Which world would be the best antonym for tentatively?

Ellen and Annemarie both smiled tentatively. For a moment their fear was eased.
a) uncertainly
b) shyly
c) boldly
d) cautiously

12. Which excerpt from the story best supports the conclusion that father was quick thinking?
a) Annemarie eased the bedroom door open quietly, only a crack, and peeked out. Behind her, Ellen was sitting up, her eyes wide.
b) It was hours later, but still dark, when she was awakened abruptly by the pounding on the apartment door.
c) Very quickly he search through its pages, found what he was looking for, and tore out three pictures from three separate pages. "You will see each of my daughters, each with her name written on the photograph," Papa said.
d) "We must think what to do," Papa said. "They are suspicious, now. To be honest, I thought that if they came here at all-and I hoped they wouldn't-that they would just glance around, see that we had no place to hide anyone, and would go away."

13. Which question does Chapters 5-6 answer?
a) How does Ellen repair the broken chain on her Star of David necklace?
b) Who lived in the Kronborg Castle?
c) How long were the girls going to stay with Uncle Henrik?
d) When is the Jewish New Year?

14. What is the main conflict in Chapter 5?
a) Nazi soldiers come to the Johansen's home looking for the Rosens.
b) Ellen breaks her Star of David necklace.
c) Lise is killed in an accident.
d) Because of the rationing there was not enough food of the Johansen family.



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2. (d)
3. (a)
4. (d)
5. (d)
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