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Chapter 1

Why is Kirsti not afraid of the soldiers?

**Kirsti is not afraid of the soldiers because she was young and didn't get that the soldiers meant harm.**

How would you have felt if you had been Annemarie when the soldiers spoke to her? Why?


 * I would have felt like I was shriveled up inside and felt like backing up. I would be freaking out on the inside but; told myself to be brave. I would do this because I am afraid. **

Chapter 2

Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the Nazis? Why?* Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?


 * I think that King Cristian did the right thing because the soldiers would die. I wouldn't be willing to procect the leader of my country because I'm not willing to give my life up yet because God hasn't given his purpose to me yet. **

**What happened to Annemarie's older sister Lise?**

**Annemarie's older sister Lise died in an accident. (Really she got hit by a car. In chapter 5 it explains.)**

**How has Annemarie's family changed after the death of Lise?**


 * Annemarie's family has changed by Papa seeming much older and very tired and defeated. Her family also never goes in Lise's room or speaks her name. **

Chapter 3

Annemarie believes that ordinary people like her don't have to be courageous. Do you agree with this idea?

**I do not agree with Annemarie. Second of all, I don't think Annemarie is ordinary. She ran on the streets when she's not allowed. ( To race her best friend.) She won a footrace! Most ordnary people wouldn't do that.**

What religion do the Rosens practice?

**The religion that the Rosens practice is Judisim. ( Jewish ) **

Predict what you think will happen next in the story.

**I think that** **Annemarie will have to protect Ellen and her family but, she will not die. I also think that the German's will close the Rosen's school because in books; they leave these little hints that the opposite of that is going to happen.**

Chapter 4

What are the answers to the questions that are the titles of the first three chapters?

**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why are you running? ** **<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Annemarie is running because she is racing her friend Ellen. **
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Who is the man that rides past? ** **<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The man that rides past is King Cristian.(The king of Denmark) **
 * <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Where is Mr.Hirsch? ** **<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mr.Hirsch is at a friend's house because the German's closed down their button shop.(Their way of making money) ** Mrs. Hirsch is Jewish, at least her name is; therefore, she probaby was taken away to a concentration camp by the Nazi soldiers. (Mrs S.)

The title of this chapter is "It Will Be a Long Night." Why was it a long night?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**It was a long night because Ellen was going to sleep with Annemarie. They would probally talk and talk all night.** Don't you think it might be long to because of the threat of the Nazi soldiers searching for Jewish people? (Mrs S.)

Why does Ellen spend the night with Annemarie?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Ellen spends the night with Annemarie because Ellen's parents were called to visit some relatives.( Ellen's parents were hiding from the Germans)**

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 5

Why do the soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The soldiers come to the Johansen's apartment because ** <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">the soldiers thought that the Johansen's were hidding the Rosen's in thier apartment.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What do you think they expected to find?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think they expected to find the Rosen's hidding somewhere in their apartment. **

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why does Annemarie tear the necklace from Ellen’s neck?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** Annemarie tears the necklace from Ellen's neck because it had the Star of David on it and she didn't want the soldiers knowing that Ellen is Jewish. **

When Papa tore the pictures from his photo album, what was he trying to prove?

**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Papa was trying to prove that Lise was Ellen because Lise had black hair when she was a baby. **

Do you think Annemarie is brave?

**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think Annemarie is brave because I wouldn't be able to do something like Annemarie did unless I rehearsed many times. **

Why does Mama want to travel to Uncle Henrik’s house alone?

**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mama wants to travel to Uncle Henrick's house alone because the guards wouldn't expect a woman to go with her children. **

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Papa and Uncle Henrik are really talking about Ellen so he wouldn't be supprised when Ellen showed up at his house.**

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 6

For what reason is Uncle Henrik’s home a good place to take a Jewish refugee?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Uncle Henrik's home is a good place to refuge because it's on the border of land touching water which makes a good getaway and you would never except this far from a Jewish girl's home.**

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Describe how you felt as you read this chapter.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**I felt like saying, "Lucky," because Ellen got to miss school untill I read on. When papa used code language I thought it was discriminating the Jews. I mean he used the word cigarette to discribe a harmless Jewish girl. When Kristi was getting ready to spoil it all, I was yelling (not litterally), "NOOO! NOOO! NOO!" I figured they would go to the horrible german camps and would die there. When mama said ," Smell the air," I could litteraly smell fresh air.**

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why are Mama and Annemarie frightened when Kirsti decides to talk to the soldiers on the train?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Mama and Annemarie are frightened when Kirsti desides to talk to the soldiers on the train because Kirsti isn't afraid to say anything ; like that Ellen is Jewish and that she is having her New Year.**

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What do you think the soldiers expected Kirsti to say?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think that the soldiers expected Kirsti to say where some Jewish people are and that they are going to see their relitive's house. **


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Hi Lizzy, this is <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Emily <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> and I am just saying how I agree with you for your answer on number 2. I like how you wrote that too. **
 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Emily :-) **

Thanks. Lizzy

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 7

How do Ellen and Annemarie feel as they explore Gilleleje?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Ellen and Annemarie fell hapy and calm. Annemarie is very reflective as she looked at the house and windows.**

Why is this visit different for Annemarie than other times she visited Uncle Henrik?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**This visit is different for Annemarie than the other times she visited Uncle Henrik because she isn't allowed to talk to other people other than her family and Uncle Henrik, Ellen is there, and there is no laughter between the adults.**

Describe Uncle Henrik and Mama’s relationship.


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Uncle Henrik's relationship with mama is close and open because they can tease each other. The relationship is also serious because there was no laughter when they were talking at night. **

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 8

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What two statements does Uncle Henrik make that worry or puzzle Annemarie?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The two statements that worry or puzzle Annemarie are, " Great Aunt Birte died, " and, "Is the weather good for fishing " ?**

Do you agree with Annemarie that Great-aunt Birte doesn’t exist?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**I agree with Annemarie because the next chapter is called," Why are you lying"? Also, there has never been any talk about her. I think the person coming to the house is someone Ellen knows.**

What do you think Uncle Henrik means by “Tomorrow will be a day for fishing”?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**I think that Uncle Henrik means that tomorrow he will tell Annemarie and Ellen what he means by ," Tommorrow will be a day for fishing."** <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">No, he means that tomorrow will be a good day to take Jewish refugees out of Denmark to Sweden on his fishing boat.

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 9

Who do you think the ‘mourners” are?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think the mourners are Ellen's relatives because I think Ellen's Great-Aunt Birte died. I think this because her parents were there. ** NO, they are other Jewish refugees trying to escape to Sweden.

How does Uncle Hunrik explain to Annemarie why he and Mama lied to her about Great –aunt Birte?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Uncle Hunrik explains to Annemarie why he and Mama lied about Great-Aunt Birte by telling her that the less someone knows, the braver they are.**

Find a line from this chapter that shows Annemarie is maturing.


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">A line that shows that Annemarie is maturing is on page 77 paragraph 4. She is maturing because she understands why they are lying and that she is forgiving them for lying too. **

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 10

What familiar phrase is in the psalm that Peter reads to the “mourners”?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The familiar phrase that is in the psalm that Peter read to the mourners is**

<span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Hey Lizzy! It's Abby. I like how you answered a lot of your questions! One problem though you haven't answered this one! Oh No! Well hope you finish it! <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">~Abby

<span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Hi Lizzy this is Emily and I am stuck with this question. I don't get it. <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">~Emily​

Doesn't the phrase "and He will number the stars" have a familiar ring to it?

Yes it does. I tihnk it has to do with the book of Genisis. I'm stuck with it too. Lizzy

How do you think most of the people at Uncle Henrik’s house felt during the wake?

**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think most of the people at Uncle Henrik's house feel during the wake like, " Why are we here talking about Great-Aunt Birte? She doesn't even exist." ** Do you think they didn't know that this wasn't a real wake? They probably knew that the wake was just a cover-up to get them together and out of Denmark.

Probally. Lizzy

How does Mama keep the soldier from opening the casket?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Mama keeps the soldiers from opening the casket by saying Great-Aunt Birte died of typhus and you could still catch it.**

Reread the psalm and Annemarie’s reaction to the reading of it. What do you think is the significance of the title of this book?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think the significance of the title of this book, __Number the Stars__, is symbolic of the Jews scattered all over Denmark just like the stars scattered in the sky. I think the psalm also means God named each Jew and they all are unique and we should praise God for creating people. ** Good explanation.

Thank you. Lizzy

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 11

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What is in the casket?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**There was clothing and blankets in the casket.**

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** Why did Peter insist upon giving the baby some medicine? **

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** Peter insisted upon giving the baby some medicine because it would make her stop crying. Peter sugested it because they would have a beter chance of getting away if the soldiers couldn't hear a baby crying. **

One possible theme for this novel is that it is easier for people to be brave if they do not know everything. Use an incident that happened in this novel to prove this.


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When Peter told Mr. Rosen to deliever a letter. Peter didn't tell him what was inside nor Mr. Rosen ask what was inside because it could bring great danger to him and make him frightened. **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Find a section of this chapter that shows Annemarie no longer thinks of herself as the carefree child she once was.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Annemarie was nolonger a carefree child as she once was when ** **she only smiled at Peter when he used the term "longlegs" when she used to have a lighthearted fun in the past.**

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 12

Do you think Annemarie will meet any soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik’s boat?

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**I think Annemarie will meet soldiers on the way to Uncle Hanrik's boat because there are soldiers everywhere.**

What observations about waiting does Annemarie make in this chapter?

**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Some observations about waiting that Annemarie makes in this chapter are that people that are waiting are in less danger but, have more fear. **

Why does Annemarie worry about her mother’s safety?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Annemarie worries about her mother's safety because** **if she gets cuaght by the soldiers Annemarie might never see her again, the soldiers might shoot her, and she might fall on the path.**

I really like the colors you chose to print the questions and your answers. It makes your work very easy to read.

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 13

Why does Annemarie volunteer to take the packet to Uncle Henrik?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Annemarie** **<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">volunteers to take the packet to Uncle Henrik because her mother's ankle is broken and she can run like the wind. Also, Annemarie knows the path. **

Why doesn't mama tell Annemarie what is in the basket?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Mama doesn't tell Annemarie what is in the basket because** **Annemarie would have a better chance of getting there and I think it also goes back to the bravery thing.**

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Chapter 14

There is a reference to the story of Little Red Ridding Hood in this chapter. Which characters from the story are like Red Ridding Hood and the wolf?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The characters that are like Red Ridding Hood are Mama and Annemarie. The characters that are like the wolf are the soldiers and the dogs.**

In this chapter we see that Annemarie is confronted with reality and begins to less of a child. What is the reality she confronts?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The reality she confronts is the soldiers in front of her with dogs that want to eat her. **

Chapter 15

What is your reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie is comepletely rude and disrespectful. They are very harsh. I mean they took thier food and threw it on the ground. **

List three times when the German soldiers are rude to Annemarie.

**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The German soldiers are rude to Annemarie when they take her bread and give it to the dogs, throw the handkerchief on the ground, and when they dropped the cheese on the ground. **

Why does Annemarie act like Kirsti?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Annemarie acts like Kirsti because​ she is a little girl and that's what Mama told her to be if someone comes in contact with her. **

Did anything Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie surprise you? What?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Yes. Uncle Henrik told Annemarie that he hopes the German soldiers choke on the bread.** Wasn't there something else like the secret to the handkerchief?

Chapter 16

How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave?

**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Uncle Henrik defines brave as not thinking about the dangers. I think that Annemarie should be considered brave because after all, I wouldn't be able to act like a sibling with out rehearsing. **

What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The secret information that Uncle Henrik shares with Annemarie about the Rosen's is that they are hidding under neath the flooring of the boat. **

Describe something funny that happens in this chapter.


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Something funny that happens in the chapter is that Uncle Henrik says," It was bad enough that your mother was going to milk her, after all these years of city life. But Annemarie! To do it for the very first time! I'm surprised Blossom didn't kick you." **

Chapter 17

This chapter takes place two years later after the war. How do the Danish people include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration?

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**The Danish people include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration by hanging Danish flags in Jewish apartments.**

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How did Peter die?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Peter dies because he got captured and executed by the Germans. **

How did Lise really die?

**<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Lise really dies because she was in the group that fought for the country whenever they could. Sche was running and got hit by a German military car. **

Where does Annemarie hide Ellen’s Star of David necklace?


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Annemarie hides Ellen's Star of David necklace in the pocket of Lise's yellow dress. **

Afterward

List three events in the story that actually did happen.


 * <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Three events that really did happen in the story are Denmark surrendered in 1940, they had a very small country and army., and the story of,"Who is that man?" Also, the Jewish people were warned to stay away from the synagogue, the Danes sinking thier entire navy, and almost the entire population of Jewish were taken to Sweden. Furthermore, the handkerchief is true. The mixture is made of rabbit blood and cocaine. **

Good job, Lizzy. Most of your answers were correct, but a few weren't. A-