Number the Stars

Chapters 1-3

Reading Check

1. Peter (Chapter 2)

2. Thread and buttons (Chapter 3)

3. “The Giraffe” (Chapter 1)

Short Answer

1. Papa tells Annemarie to keep an eye on Ellen because Ellen’s family is Jewish and the Germans have begun to target Jewish businesses. (Chapter 3)

2. Annemarie challenges Ellen to a race to practice for the race at school. (Chapter 1)

Chapters 4-6

Reading Check

1. Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year (Chapter 4)

2. Cigarettes (Chapter 6)

Short Answer

1. Kirsti’s shoes are made of fish skin because leather is too hard to come by in Denmark. (Chapter 4)

2. The German officers do not believe that Ellen is a member of the Johansen family because her hair is dark, unlike the other members of the family. (Chapter 5)

3. Mrs. Johansen makes the trip without Mr. Johansen because a woman with her children is less suspicious than a whole family leaving together. (Chapter 6)

Chapters 7-10

Reading Check

1. Her necklace (Chapter 7)

2. Typhus (Chapter 10)

Short Answer

1. Ellen hasn’t been to the sea because her mother is afraid of the ocean.