Number the Stars: Chapter 5 Summary

• Annemarie and Ellen avoid the tall soldier and his partner by taking a longer route to school.
• They knit mittens, as fuel is scarce and winter nights are cold in Copenhagen.
• The Johansens use a stove connected to the chimney for heat and cooking due to fuel shortages and rationed electricity.
• Ellen's father struggles to correct papers in the dim candlelight.
• Annemarie recalls Kirsti climbing into Mama and Papa's bed when Lise, Annemarie's older sister, shared her bed.

The Button Shop

• Mama asks Annemarie to buy a button from Mrs. Hirsch's shop but it is unexpectedly closed with a German sign on the door.
• Ellen mentions she saw the Hirsch family looking well on Saturday, but their son always looks like a "horror".
• Kirsti suggests the Hirsches are vacationing at the seashore.
• Annemarie and Ellen know no one in Copenhagen is vacationing due to the war and there are no more pink-frosted cupcakes.
• Mama is troubled by the shop's closure and the German sign with a swastika on it.
• Mama goes next door to talk to Mrs. Rosen.
• Annemarie notes they are eating potatoes for dinner frequently due to food shortages.

Peter's Visit

• Peter visits the Johansens at night, which is dangerous due to the curfew.
• Peter brings Annemarie and Kirsti seashells as gifts and beer for Mama and Papa.
• Peter reveals that German orders have closed many stores run by Jews.

The Rosen's

• Annemarie asks if Mrs. Hirsch is Jewish and that's why the shop closed and why this is happening.
• Peter explains this is a way of tormenting Jewish people and has happened in other countries.
• Mama says friends will take care of the Hirsch family until their shop can reopen.
• Annemarie realizes the Rosens are also Jewish.
• Mama spoke to Mrs. Rosen, who does not think it will affect them.
• Peter advises Annemarie to keep an eye on Ellen and stay away from the soldiers.
• Annemarie thinks that all of Denmark must be bodyguard for the Jews.
• Annemarie remembers her father saying he would die to protect the king and now they are all bodyguards to Ellen and all of Denmark’s Jews.
• Annemarie admits she is unsure if she would die to protect them and thinks that she is glad to be an ordinary person who would never be called upon for courage.

Playing with Paper Dolls

• Annemarie and Ellen play with paper dolls cut from Mama’s magazines, naming them after characters from Gone With the Wind.
• Kirsti enters upset because Mama bought her new fish skin shoes that are green and she won’t wear fish shoes.
• Ellen offers to have her father dye the fish shoes black with ink.
• Kirsti says the black shoes must be shiny, and tells them to keep them being fish a secret.
• Annemarie lets Kirsti play with them and gives them a doll.
• Ellen suggests they pretend not to go to to a ball but Tivoli.
• Annemarie recalls the music, lights, carousel, ice cream, and fireworks at Tivoli Gardens.
• Kirsti insists she remembers the fireworks despite never having seen them.
• Annemarie remembers that Kirsti’s birthday was around the time the Danes destroyed their own naval fleet to prevent the Germans from taking them.
• Ellen is Jewish and reminds her it's the Jewish New Year so they can all watch Mama light the Candles.

Ellen Comes To Stay

• Annemarie sees the Rosens dressed in their best clothes, walking to the synagogue early in the morning.
• Mrs. Rosen speaks to Mama in a tense voice and that evening they announce Ellen will stay with them.
• Kirsti sleeps with Mama and Papa so the girls can stay in their room.
• It isn't an evening of talk, Ellen is frightened.
• Mr. and Mrs. Rosen have been called away to visit some relatives, they tell them as a lie.
• Mama makes roast chicken big enough for second helpings all around.
• The rabbi told his congregation this morning that the Nazis have taken the synagogue lists with the names and addresses of all the Jews to arrest them.
• Ellen’s parents have gone elsewhere with Peter's help but are now separated from their parents.
• The girls are to pretend to be sisters.
• Ellen wonders if anyone is going to come, like the soldiers on the corners.
• Papa reveals that the Rosens were on that list, along with many others, and the Germans may come tonight.
• Ellen sobbed aloud and wiped her eyes with her hand after being ensured they are safe.
• Annemarie wonders how they will hide Ellen.
• Papa says it will be like your Mama said, to sleep together in your bed, and you may giggle and talk and tell secrets to each other.
• Papa crosses the room pulled the lace curtain aside and looked down into the street.

Who Is the Dark-Haired One?

• Papa says do not be frightened, and tells them once I had three daughters, tonight I am proud to have three daughters again.
• Ellen asks if anyone thinks anyone will come, since her father does not think so.
• Annemarie says they are always threatening stuff and they just like to scare people.
• Annemarie says that if they did, it would give me a chance to practice acting and pretend to be Lise.
• They whisper as they get ready.

Lise's Death

• Ellen asks Annemarie how her sister died.
• Annemarie says Lise and Peter were out somewhere together.
• Annemarie confesses she does not know exactly, and she thinks part of it was because the driver could not see in the rain, and there was an accident with a car hitting Lise.
• Papa looked so angry and they were pounding a fist in the other hand.
• There were lots of Lise's things are in the blue trunk in the corner, and she had a pretty smile.

The Soldiers

• Ellen says that the worst thing in the world is to be dead so young.
• Annemarie leans over and hugged her and said they won't take you away, or your parents, and that Papa promised that they were safe.
• Annemarie stared at the darkness in the bedroom where the sky was outlined.
• Hours later, Annemarie is awakened by the pounding on the apartment door.
• Mama and Papa were moving about in their nightclothes, and she noticed it was a long time since they had used electricity after dark.
• Papa opened the front to the soldiers and they asked for the Rosens.
• Annemarie heard the soldier stalk across the living room towards the kitchen.
• Another german voice said the Rosens' apartment is empty.

Ellen Takes Off Her Necklace

• Annemarie eases the bedroom door closed silently and scrambles to tell Ellen to take off her necklace.
• "I can't get it open!" Ellen frantically says.
• Annemarie breaks the gold chain.
• The Nazis burst in their room.
• One of the men aimed a flashlight around the bedroom and swept coats and a bathrobe to the floor.
• "Get up!" he ordered both girls.
• Annemarie sees the anger on their faces, and sees her parents looked tense.
• "Your names?" the officer barked.
• Ellen stumbles and identifies herself as Lise Johansen to attempt to trick the officers.
• The officer grabs a handful of Ellen's hair and asks where they got the dark haired one, and twists the lock.
• Papa stepped forward and said do not speak to my wife in such a way!
• Annemarie saw her father move swiftly to the small bookcase, and take out a book with family photographs and tear out three individual pictures.
• Annemarie realized that below each portrait in the photo album had the date written, and the real Lise Johansen would have been born twenty-one years earlier.
• The officer tore the photograph in half and dropped the pieces on the floor, ground them into his heels, and left.
• Annemarie unclenched her hand and left the star of david imprinted in her palm.

The Plan

• Papa reveals they are more suspicious now.
• Mama says she will take them, as a woman and children are less suspicious.
• Ellen is sorry she has dark hair.
• It was the first time they had spoken of Lise, and that it had turned blond.
• Annemarie and Ellen smile.
• Papa says they must not risk sending them to school, as they will look for children.
• Ellen wonders if its important to get an education.
• The Johansen's mention they're heading north to Henrik's house.
• Anna reminds Ellen she will love it there, and that she and her great-grandparents grew up there.
• It is where she grew up.
• It means that they can stand at the edge of the meadow and look across to Sweden!
• Annemarie overheard the conversation between Papa and Henrik, which was puzzling.
• Papa asked if the weather was good for Fishing, as code.
• He is sending Inge for an overnight visit. However, he will be bringing you a cartoon of cigarettes.
• Annemarie wondered what Mama was really taking.

The Train

• The train ride North along the coast was beautiful.
• Annemarie made this trip often to visit her grandparents and later the unmarried, cheerful uncle she loved.
• Annemarie wishes she could stop at the Deer Park.
• The door at the end of their car opened and two german soldiers appeared strolling through the car.
• Annemarie tensed and knew that they were everywhere.
• One of the soldiers asked where they were going, and mama said Gilleleje to see her brother.
• The soldier turned back and asked suddenly are you visiting your brother for the new year?
• Mama starred at him with a puzzled look, said it's only October.
• Kristi pointed and was going to blurt out about visiting friend Ellen who has the New Year celebration.
• Instead, Kirsti said she was wearing hew shiny black shoes.

Gilleleje

• They step off the train. Air felt breezy and cool, and carried a sharp smell of salt and fish.
• Mama said, “you must stay away from people while we are here,”.
• Mama is suspicious of everyone, worried they may be soldiers.
• Ellen asked about soldiers, Mama affirmed there were soldiers there.
• Annemarie suggests that Mama should stay in town in town while the girls stay with their uncle.
• Ellen asks if there are soldiers, and Mama confirms.
• Later, she goes out in the sun, clear sky, and clean. There is no bad time if there is applesauce to eat.

The House By The Sea

• Mama tells them we are come home, she is beautiful, she is just our mother.
• Annemarie reveals how she is looking from Ellens pleasures, and tells them to stay away by the people.
• Ellen says that their mother is afraid.
• That night, the girls changed into Annemarie's flower sprigged nightgown.
• Ellen said "where is her necklace."
• Anne, it is in a secret place to wear again."
• Then, the girls began to feel bad, and want to find the family.
• Annemarie revealed “They won't be able to find them”.
• Downstairs, they could hear Mama's voice, and uncle Henrik's voice.
• However, it seems all of the earlier times, the happy visits to the farm in the past.
• However, Tonight there ws no laughter.

There Has Been A Death

• Annemarie heard Henrik wake and head to the barn.
• Ellen was still asleep.
• Annemarie gets up so early the next morning to not awaken Ellen.
• Ellen said that it was a great time, and she wishes had Mlk because it was such a fresh feeling.
• Kirsty asks her how is it that it rained on the kitchen Floor due to there God.
• Mama replied with "he needs a wife."
• Anna said let's not tell the solderis, they will see all farmers butter and make them into their armies.
• mama tells them that henrik wants the best, says tell them on the clear path. Mama then set up her kitchen and put up a few things/bowls.
• All day, the girls played out doors under the brilliant clear sky and sun.
• mama scrubbed some old rugs, and they beat them, then dusted, where did you get those?
• Henrik says why do i need a wife, and he scolds his sister. They laughed and joked together, Henrik askes if its okay to go.

Weather Good For Fishing

• mama confirms as the weather right. henrik asked has everything prepared for the living room.
• ann asked, " Why prep for the living room, what you want to mo.."
• Mama interupted and told the kids that an family member has died, great aunt.
• Kirsty said. a dead person right here.
• However, as the family told her, she had never heard of great aunt before. Anna wondered what it would be.