Number the Stars Section 2 Comprehension Questions

How did Uncle Henrik's farm (outside) look?

• overrun with plants

• beautiful

• ancient

• run down and in need of repairs

What warning did Mama give the girls?

• for Ellen not to wear her necklace

• to stay out of the ocean

• to not speak to anyone

• the animals might bite

From where did the title of this book, Number the Stars, come from?

• a song the Jews sang

• a psalm from the Bible

• a story about the revolution

• a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen

Who helped the Rosen's find Henrik's boat?

• Peter

• Ellen

• Mama

• Annemarie

What country do Annemarie and Ellen see across the water from Uncle Henrik's house?

• Germany

• Sweden

• Austria

• Spain

Uncle Henrik tells Annemarie, "It is easier to be brave when..."?

• You are older

• You have someone to talk to

• You know the full truth

• You do not know everything

Who were the "friends" of Great Aunt Birtie?

• Jewish people trying to escape the country

• Danish resistance leaders trying to capture soldiers

• Uncle Henrik's relatives coming to pay their respects

• Annemarie's friends coming over for a long weekend

Who intruded upon the funeral at Uncle Henrik's house?

• Mr. Johansen

• Nazi soldiers

• Uncle Henrik's friends

• The mail man

Why do the soldiers tell Mama to keep the casket closed?

• Mama tells the soldiers she doesn't have the strength to open it.

• Mama tells the soldiers there is no one in the casket.

• Mama tells the soldiers Great Aunt Birtie had typhus.

• Mama tells the soldiers that she will not open it.

What does Annemarie realize, although never told, about where the Rosen's are going?

• They are going across the sea to Sweden.

• They are going to the ghetto.

• They are going to a concentration camp.

• They are going to their grandparent's house.