Michale+G.+Mackey

​Chapter 1 Vocabulary: Halte – German for stop Resistance –organized underground movement in a country fighting against a foreign invader or occupying army rucksack – a kind of back pack

1. Briefy describe Annemarie and Ellen including a physical description of each girl and a brief description of each girl’s personality. Annemarie is like a normal 10 or 11 year old, who is getting more mature and more understanding. Ellen is a lot like Annemarie, but is quieter. 2. What is the De Frie Danske? Why does Mrs. Johansen believe the soldiers stopped the girls in the street? The De Frie Danske is an illegal newspaper brought to the Johansens by Peter. Mrs. Johansen believes the soldiers were looking for someone to talk to. 3. What does Annemarie understand abou the Resistance? What can the reader infer about Peter Neilsen from the information about him in this chapter? Annemarie understands that they try to be very undercover and they try to interfere with the Nazis plans. Peter is a very serious person and has been that way since Lise died. 4. Why do you suppose Mrs. Rosen cautions the children to “be one of the crowd, always.” Be one of the many. Be sure that they never have reason to remember your face”? She doesn't want the soldiers to interact with them or hurt them in any way. She probably doesn't want them to interact with them because the Rosens are Jewish. Chapter 2

1. Papa tells Annemarie the story of the young boy who tells the German soldier that King Christian does not need special body guards because “all of Denmark is his bodyguard.” What does this story reveal to the reader about the Danish people The Danish people are very caring for their king and would do anything for him. 2. Foreshadowing is the literary term for an author’s use of hints to suggest what action is to come. In what sense might this passage be an example of foreshadowing? “Yes,” (Papa) said at last. “It is true. Any Danish citizen would die for Kings Christian, to protect him.” “You too, Papa?” “Yes” “And Mama?” “Mama, too.” Annemarie shivered again. “Then I would too, Papa. If I had to.” It might mean that someone has to die for someone or the king later in the book 3. For what reasons did King Christian surrender to the Nazis? He knows he can't even compete with the Nazis and wants to stay neutral in this war. 4. In what ways has Peter changed since Lise’s death? Peter is much more serious now. He used to goof around with Annemarie all the time and now he almost never does, and even if he does, it is not for very long or very much Chapter 3 Vocabulary: curfew – a time in the evening when citizens may not appear in public Kroner – Danish money Swastika – symbol of Nazis 1. List at least three hardships the people of Copenhagen must endure because of the war. They had less food than they did without the war, the Jewish people had to close their shops which means the items sold by those shops aren't available and because the shops are closed the Jewish people don't have as much money. Also, the Germans now control Denmark so they have to follow many more rules. 2. Why is Mama “troubled” when Annemarie tells her the button shop is closed? Mama is troubled because the owner of the shop is Jewish, so they don't want them to go poor, and maybe because they might hurt them. 3. What information about the Germans in Denmark does Peter bring when he comes to visit? That the Germans have closed many stores owned by Jews, and that the tormenting of the Jews will probably begin soon. 4. Annemarie realizes that her friend Ellen is Jewish and is in danger. Worried about her friend, Annemarie says, “Now I think that all of Denmark must be a bodyguard for the Jews.” Later in her bed, Annemarie wonders if she would really be brave enough to risk her life for Denmark’s Jews. She thinks to herself that she was glad to be an ordinary person who would never be called upon for courage. What future event might this passage foreshadow? Is there a theme being expressed here and what is it? It might mean that she will have to protect Ellen and other Jews or that she will be called upon. Chapter 4 Vocabulary: rabbi – the spiritual head of a Jewish congregation Sabbath – the seventh day of the week, set aside for rest and worship by Jews Synagogue – a building used by Jews for worship

1. For what reason does Kirsti mistakenly believe that she once saw the fireworks at the Tivoli Gardens? Kirsti woke up one night and heard explosions, and her mother told her that the fireworks were for her birthday. 2. What does Annemarie’s father think about the Jewish “relocation”? He thinks it is a good idea because he doesn't know if the Nazis will come or when they come but it is good to be prepared. Relocation was a nice word for concentration camps. Oh. 3. Why do you suppose Peter leaves Ellen with Annemarie’s family instead of including her when he helps her parents to go somewhere to hide? Because the soldiers would be even more suspicious if there were 4 adults and 3 children. They would probably know right away. Chapter 5 Vocabulary: imperious – arrogant, domineerings Star of David – a six-pointed star; a symbol of Judaism 1. When Annemarie and Ellen talk about Lise’s accident, Annemarie remembers that her “Papa looked so angry. He made one hand into a fist, and he kept pounding it into the other hand.” What does this description of Papa’s reaction to Lise’s death suggest to the reader about the nature of her accident? He might have thought that she was being foolish and was very mad. 2. Ellen is worried that the Germans will come into the Johansen home and take her away. Annemarie reassures Ellen by telling her that she is safe. Why does Annemarie believe Ellen is safe? Because she thinks she can just tell them that her name is Lise because they don't know who Lise is. 3. Why does Pape tear the three photographs out of the album? To show the Nazis that they had a daughter with dark hair Chapter 6 1. What are Papa and Uncle Henrik talking about when they talk about “cigarettes”? They are talking about Ellen and maybe a few other Jewish people. 2. For what reason is Uncle Henrik’s home a good place to take a Jewish refugee? Because it is near a lake which is connected to Sweden and Sweden doesn't have any soldiers. Chapter 7 1. Briefly describe Mama’s relationship with her brother Henrik. Their relonsionship is pretty good. Henrik has a boat named after her, which must mean it is pretty good 2. What is different about this visit to Uncle Henrik’s house from visits Annemarie has made there in times past? This time, there are soldiers and they must be very careful with Ellen with them.

Chapter 8 1.Most of the day Annemarie and Ellen happily play until Uncle Henrik returns to the house. What two statements does he make that worry or puzzle Annemarie? How does she react when she hears these statements? The first one is "Tomorrow will be a great day for fishing", and Annemarie is worried because she knew Henrik went fishing every day, and she didn't know what it meant. She also wondered who Great-aunt Birte was. Chapter 9 1. Who do you think the ‘mourners” are? Mourners are people who are coming to the wake. These mourners were Jewish people trying to escape to Sweden. 2. How does Uncle Hunrik explain to Annemarie why he and Mama lied to her about Great –aunt Birte? He explained that she did not need to know everything, because her mother, and Henrik don't even know everything, just what they needed to. 3. Find a line from this chapter that shows Annemarie is maturing. "Although she didn't understand what was happening, or why the casket was there - or who, in truth, was in it - she knew that is was better, //safer,// for Ellen to belive in Great - Aunt Birte. So she said nothing.//'// Chapter 10 Vocabulary: typhus - a very infectious and deadly disease 1. What familiar phrase is in the psalm that Peter reads to the “mourners”? 'He who //Numbers the Stars// one by one' 2. How do you think most of the people at Uncle Henrik’s house felt during the wake? Probably very cautious because they were mostly Jews trying to get away. 3. How does Mama keep the soldier from opening the casket? By telling them to open it even though, she supposedly died of typhus. 4. 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? Annemarie was watching another old man, and he was moving his lips as Peter read. She had never heard this, but this man obviouslly had heard it. The title is Number the Stars because it was in the verse.

Chapter 11 1. What is in the casket? Coats, and blankets. 2. Why did Peter insist upon giving the baby some medicine? So the baby won't cry. 3. 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. When Kirsti was about to spill the beans on Ellen, she didn't quite know everything and didn't say what they thought she was gonna say. 4. Find a section of this chapter that shows Annemarie no longer thinks of herself as the carefree child she once was. When she remembered the Rosens and how Mrs. Rosen lite the ancient candles on the Sabbath.

Chapter 12 1. Do you think Annemarie will meet any soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik’s boat? I think she might. 2. What observations about waiting does Annemarie make in this chapter? She observes that it would take them a half an hour to reach the dock. 3. Why does Annemarie worry about her mother’s safety Because she isn't back yet, and is wondering where she is.

Chapter 13 1. Why does Annemarie volunteer to take the packet to Uncle Henrik? Because her mother has a broken ankle 2. Why doesn’t Mama tell Annemarie what is in the basket? Because she will be braver if she didn't know.

Chapter 14 1. There is a reference to the story of Little Red Riding Hood in this chapter. Which characters from story are like Red Riding Hood and the wolf? The wolf is the soldiers who are trying to stop Little Red Riding Hood, or Annemarie, from taking cookies, or an envelope, to her grandmother, or uncle. 2. In this chapter we see that Annemarie is confronted with reality and begins to less of a child. What is the reality she confronts? She is confronted by the soldiers, and makes up a story to stop them.

Chapter 15 1. What is your reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie? They were very rude. 2. List three times when the German soldiers are rude to Annemarie. When they stop her on the block, when they come in to their house, and when they stop her on the path. 3. Why does Annemarie act like Kirsti? So it would throw off the soldiers, and they might leave her alone 4. Did anything Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie surprise you? What? <span style="color: #11116f; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 110%;">When he said," They took my bread, eh? I hope they choke on it."

Finish these questions, Michael, and the ones for __Darkness Over Denmark. Mrs. S. 11/20__

Chapter 16. 1. How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave? He says being brave means not thinking about the bad things, just doing the things you need to do. 2. What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens? He says that he has a little compartment in his boat. That's what he used to bring them to safety. 3. Describe something funny that happens in this chapter. The cat who's name is God of Thunder falls into the milk bowl near the end.

Chapter 17 1. This chapter takes place two years later after the war. How do the Danish people include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration? The Danes had kept the Jewish people's houses clean in hope that they could return to Denmark. Most of them did. 2. How did Peter die? How did Lise really die? Peter died at a shooting in a pulic square. Lise died by getting run over by a car, and we found out that they were both in the Resistance 3. Where does Annemarie hide Ellen’s Star of David necklace? In one of Lise's old dresses.

Afterward 1. List three real historical events that were included in this novel <span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 121%;">Three real events were 1. There were illegal newspapers that told of what the are Nazis gonna do, and what the Swedes plans are. <span style="color: #ff7200; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2. There were soldiers coming into houses to look for Jews 3. There was such a thing as the Resistance, which tried to stop the Nazis.

Darkness Over Denmark Chapter 1

Why did Germany want to take over Denmark? In other words, what benefits did Germany gain by occupying Denmark? They would have more land, and that gave them more security over Denmark to make sure they don't attack. Chapter 2 What did KIng Christian do to defy the Germans? He sort of ignored them, cotinued to ride his horse through the streets, and when they would ask who guards the king, they would say "We all do". How did the Danes defy the Germans? They seemed to ignore them too. And continued on with their life however they could

Chapter 3 Briefly describe the different groups of Jews in Denmark. Use bullet points.
 * There were Russian Jews, which came from a place and time period when the police, and sometimes even church leaders, would convince gangs of people to murder them
 * There were Viking Jews, whose families had lived in DEnmark for years
 * There were the halutzim group, or pioneers, who were refugees, but had come for agricultural training
 * And there were the normal refugees

How did Denmark treat its Jewish residents differently than other countries? They treated them like normal people, where as in Russia, they would convince gangs of people just to murder them for fun. Chapter 4 Describe how the Resistance grew using newspapers in Denmark. They grew beause they sent out so many that more and more Swedes wanted to stop the Nazis. What was the Churchill Club? The Chruchhill club was a sabtage group that tried to stop the illegal newspapers. Chapter 5 In what ways did the Resistance get guns? They got guns by either sumuggling them into the country, or some people learned how to make them Chapter 6 Describe what two of the people mentioned in this chapter did to resist the Nazis. One person sabotaged the Danish aluminum factory, and another got a doctor to help him divert the police while he bombed a railroad Chapter 7 How did Werner Best manage to keep many of the Jews in Denmark? He sent more soldiers to guard the city Chapter 8 Who is Niels Bohr, and how did he help the Jews in Denmark? Is there any part of the description of Ben Bogratschew's escape to Sweded that reminds you of details from //Number the Stars?// Chapter 9** What affect did the persecution and round up of Danish Jews have on other Danish citizens? Explain what Bobs Peschcke-Koedt did to help the Resistance. He helped to hide the Jews in his apartment Why was the bombing of the Shell House so important? The Shell House contained a lot of the Nazi's files on the Resistance, and they needed those destroyed. Chapter 10 none
 * He asked the Swedish foreign minister and king for a safe haven for Jews.**
 * They were put on a boat and moved to safety.
 * They were all sad and broken-hearted because some of them were friends, and they lived in the same place so they would probably know each other.**

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Chapter 12 How did Dr. Holm convince the Nazis to release Danish Jews? He threw a party and asked a Nazi to sign a form freeing all Danish Jews. He probably didn't know what he was looking at Chapter 13 What action officially closed the books on the German occupation of Denmark? The Danish Nazis were the last to return and tried to fight back but were stopped When many of the Danish Jews returned to Denmark, what did they find? Some of their houses had been sold and bought so they had to find a new one. Most found their houses unchanged, except for the touch-ups their neighbors did for them.