Number the Stars Quiz

What does Peter bring as a gift for Annemarie?

Why does Peter say the Germans are closing stores run by Jews?

According to Mama, how will Jewish families like the Hirschs manage if the shop is closed?

What reason does Annemarie initially give for why she reasons the Rosens won't be affected by the store closures?

What does Peter ask Annemarie after discussing the possibility of the Rosens being affected?

What does Annemarie note about Samuel Hirsch that makes her seem to think that he wouldn't be seen as a threat?

What item does Peter bring specifically for Annemarie's parents?

After learning about the situation at the button shop, what does Annemarie realize about the Rosens?

Why did Denmark not engage in combat against the Nazis, according to Papa?

What geographical feature of Norway, mentioned by Papa, aided their initial resistance?

How does Annemarie’s perspective of Sweden's status differ from Norway's, based on the text?

What does the soldier do after the girl announces she's going to visit her uncle?

Why does the text mention the Kattegat in relation to Annemarie’s geographical understanding?

What is the setting when the family steps off the train?

What event is marked by the items found in the blue carved trunk?

What causes the mother to remember old times?

What is suggested about the family by the detail that they 'never speak of Lise' and 'never opened the trunk'?

According to Annamarie, why don't kings and queens live in Kronborg Castle anymore?

What does Annemarie's secret exploration of the blue trunk reveal about her?

What causes the mother to smile?

Why did the mother and her friend prefer being in the country versus in town?

Why does the text mention King Christian’s injuries from a fall off his horse?

What does the mother point out as 'hardly changed' since her childhood?

What is the tone of the seagulls described in the text?

What does the phrase 'through a haze of dreams' suggest about Annemarie's state of mind when Henrik left for the barn?

Why does Kirsti give the kitten water instead of milk?

What is the significance of the quilt mentioned in the text?

Why did the sound of Mama and Uncle Henrik talking remind Annemarie of earlier times, but also feel different?

What does the mention of 'the Scandinavian night' and its coming darkness suggest about the overall mood of the setting?

How is the absence of laughter significant in the scene with Mama and Henrik?

What does Ellen's action of outlining an appliqued bird on the quilt symbolize?

What does the description of the night being 'shortened by the soldiers in the Copenhagen apartment' imply?

Why was the train trip to Gilleleje a new experience for Ellen?

What caused Annemarie to feel a sense of tension while on the train?

What was the soldier doing that Annemarie found herself watching with a "kind of frightened fascination"?

What was the likely reason the German soldiers questioned the passengers on the train?

What was the significance of Mama's puzzled reaction to the soldier's question about the New Year?

What was the potential danger in Kirsti's planned statement to the soldier about Ellen having a New Year?

What does it suggest about Kirsti's personality that she almost revealed Ellen's New Year, but then pointed at her feet?

Why did the author include the detail about the soldier's 'bored expression'?

What detail suggests the setting is a rural environment?

What does the phrase 'moved her wrinkled mouth like an old woman adjusting false teeth' describe?

Why is Annemarie 'dismayed' when Uncle Henrik asks, 'How brave are you, little Annemarie?'

Based on the text, what does Annemarie imply about family stories and pictures?

What is the significance of Uncle Henrik's actions of washing the cow's udder after milking?

What does Annemarie's statement 'you are lying to me. You and Mama both' reveal about her at this point in the narrative?

What does the detail about 'flecks of dust and straw' floating in the barn light emphasize?

What effect does Uncle Henrik's pausing in the rhythm of milking have on the scene?