Number the Stars Chapters 7 - 8 Pages 60 - 73

1. In Ellen's opinion, Uncle Henrik's farm looked ____________.
a) beautiful
b) overrun with plants
c) run down and in need of repairs
d) wonderful with lovely flowers in the garden

2. Mama's warning for the girls was ____________.
a) for Ellen not to wear her necklace
b) that the animals might bite
c) not to speak to anyone
d) to stay out of the ocean

3. The family ate ___________ for supper.
a) beef
b) fish
c) potatoes
d) vegetables

4. The difference between earlier times and tonight was ______________.
a) whispering
b) talking
c) teasing
d) laughter

5. The girls found a ____________ for a pet.
a) kitten
b) puppy
c) duckling
d) goat

6. What happened to the butter?

a) The butter spoiled in the hot weather.
b) The soldiers took it for themselves.
c) Henrik ate it every morning on his toast.

7. While Henrik went to work, Mama ________________.
a) did the laundry
b) fixed the leaky faucet
c) cleaned his house
d) mended his clothes

8. Why was Henrik sleeping on the boat?
a) Henrik had to guard the fish.
b) Henrik didn't want the soldiers to get on his boat
c) Henrik would be leaving early in the morning.

9. Annemarie thought _______________ when she heard of Great-aunt Birte's death.
a) that everyone would start crying
b) that Mama would be very sad
c) that Great-aunt Birte didn't really exist
d) that Papa should have come to the burial

10. Which statement from Number the Stars contains an opinion?
a) The meadow ended at the sea, and the gray water licked there at damp brown grass flattened by the wind and bordered by smooth heavy stones.
b) The girls sat on a rock and took off their shoes and socks.
c) Annemarie leaned down and picked up a brown leaf that floated back and forth with the movement of the water.
d) Ellen cupped one hand over her eyes and looked across the water at the misty shoreline that was another country. "It's not so very far," she said.

11. Which sequence best describes the order of event in Chapter 8?

1) When Henrik comes home, Annemarie hears him tell her mother that the next day "will be a day for fishing."
2) The girls spend the day playing outside.
3) Early in the morning, Annemarie wakes up to the sounds of her sister and her mother in the kitchen.
4) Uncle Henrik announces that their Great-aunt Birte has passed away.


a) 3, 1, 2, 4
b) 3, 2, 1, 4
c) 4, 2, 3, 1
d) 4, 2, 1, 3

12. Which statement from Number the Stars contains a cause-effect relationship?
a) Mama and Kirsti had gone inside, but Annemarie and Ellen ran across the high-grassed meadow, through the late wildflowers.
b) Across the hall, Kirsti was already asleep in the wide bed that had once belonged to Annemarie's grandparents.
c) From downstairs, they could hear Mama's voice, and Uncle Henrik's, talking, catching up on news.
d) Because Mama came to Gilleleje to live with Henrik, he didn't have to do all the chores by himself.



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1. (c)
2. (c)
3. (b)
4. (d)
5. (a)
6. (b)
7. (c)
8. (c)
9. (c)
10. (d)
11. (b)
12. (d)