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__Number the Stars__ //By: Lois Lowry//

__**Chapter 1:**__ *Why is Kirsti not afraid of the soldiers?  I think Kristi is not afraid of the soldiers because the soldiers are not very important to her. She also thinks that they are just people that are part of the landscape. I also think that Kirsti is not afraid of the soldiers is because she really doesn't know what the soldiers have been doing ether.The last reason I have is that Kristi doesn't know much about what the soldiers harm that they can do to her.

*How would you have felt if you had been Annemarie when the soldiers spoke to her? Why?  If I was in Annemarie's place I would have been freaked out and I would be shaking from head to toe. I would feel this way because the soldiers might hurt me or kill me too. I would also feel this way because they might take us way from our families never to see them again.  * Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the  ** Nazis? Why?  I think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the Nazis because he had to few soldiers fight. He also did not want his people to die ether. He choose this because he didn't have a huge army like the Nazis. He only had a small army from his country called Denmark. He would lose to many people and it would be a pointless battle because the Nazis would win anyways.
 * __Chapter 2:__

* Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?  I would not be willing to die to protect the leader of my country. I think that there might be something or someone else to do that could be just as important that I could do.

*What happened to Annemarie's older sister Lise?  Annemarie's older sister Lise died in an accident two weeks before her wedding day. :-(

*How has Annemarie's family changed after the death of Lise?  Annemarie's family changed after the death of Lise because her father looked more old, very tired, and defeated. Her mom and dad never spoke of her name or went through Lise's trunk ether.

*Annemarie believes that ordinary people like her don't have to be courageous. Do you agree with this idea? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;"> I do not agree with that because you have to be courageous to do something what you are not supposed to do. Annemarie and Ellen were running in the streets when they were not supposed to so they got in trouble. You have to be very courageous to be able to stand with those soldiers staring right through you.
 * <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__Chapter 3:__

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-weight: normal;">* **<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What religion do the Rosens practice? <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The religion that the Rosens practice is Judaism. ( Jewish Beliefs )

<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Predict what you think will happen next in the story? <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I think that something will happen with Ellen's family because they are talking all about Ellen's beliefs. Another prediction that is also possible is that Annemarie might have to save her friend Ellen and all of the other Jews. It said on the last page of the third chapter, paragraph two and the beginning of paragraph 3 she thinks," Would I really die to protect them? Truly?" I think that told me that something will happen when she is ether going to die for her friend or let her friend die and her live. That line could be considered a foreshadowing.

<span style="color: #078cb6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__**Chapter 4:**__ <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What are the answers to the questions that are the titles of the first three chapters? Who Is the Man Who Rides Past? - the answer to this question was King Christain rides on his horse named Jubilee rides through Copenhagen every morning. Where Is Mrs. Hirsch? - ** <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Mrs. Hirsch is living with her friend because the Germans shut down her button shop where she gets all of her money. No one knows where Mrs. Hirsch is; Mama seems to suspect that she has been taken away by the Nazi soldiers.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Why Are You Running? - this question was answered when Annemarie and Ellen were racing each other on the street. When two soldiers came out and stopped the two girls at the corner of the street the soldiers asked them," Why are you running?" Annemarie answered we were racing each other to practice for the race on the on Friday.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #078cb6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*The title of this chapter is "It Will Be a Long Night." Why was it a long night? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The chapter is called "It Will Be a Long Night because Ellen has to be protected from the Germans. The Germans want to kill all of the Jewish people and Ellen is Jewish so Annemarie's family has to protect her for a while. Annemarie has to act like Ellen is her sister so that Ellen blends in with the family.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #078cb6; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Why does Ellen spend the night with Annemarie? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Ellen has to spend the night with Annemarie because the Germans were looking for all the Jews to be " relocated." Annemarie's family has to hid Ellen so that Ellen can be safe.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;"> __**Chapter 5:**__ <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Why do the soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I think that the soldiers came to the Johansen's apartment because they were neighbors to the the Jewish family the Rosen's. The soldiers thought that the Johansen family would know where the Rosen's family went. They also thought that they were trying to hid their family in their apartment.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*What do you think they expected to find? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I think the soldiers expected to find where the Rosen's family was. Maybe the soldiers were also looking for if they had them hiding somewhere in their apartment.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Why does Annemarie tear the necklace from Ellen’s neck? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Annemarie tears the necklace from Ellen's neck because it was a necklace of The Star of David. The Star of David is a Jewish star. When the soldiers came in and looked at the girls. If Ellen had her necklace on they would have known that she was Jewish.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*When Papa tore the pictures from his photo album, what was he trying to prove? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Papa tore the picture from his photo album because he was trying to prove that Ellen ( aka: Fake Lisa ) that Lisa had dark curls and had dark hair. Annemarie and Kirsti have blond hair and the soldiers just want to make sure that Lisa is not a Jew.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Do you think Annemarie is brave? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I think that Annemarie is somewhat brave. She is brave because she didn't let out the secret the Ellen was a fake. I think she is not brave because she was so nervous that Ellen might be caught because she didn't have blonde like Kirsti or herself.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Why does Mama want to travel to Uncle Henrik’s house alone? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Mama wants to travel alone to Uncle Henrick's house because it would be suspicious if the whole family was gone and the soldiers would know. She thought it would be best if Mama, Ellen, and Annemarie would go alone.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*What are Papa and Uncle Henrik really talking about when they talk about “cigarettes”? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Papa was talking about "cigarettes" and Annemarie really knew what "cigarettes" was a code name for. It was a code name for Ellen so that she would be dropped off at Uncle Henrik's and maybe she might have to stay there forever.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #7001c1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*For what reason is Uncle Henrik’s home a good place to take a Jewish refugee? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I think Uncle Henrik's home is a good place to take a Jewish refugee because this place is in the middle of no where and it is in the country. **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
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<span style="color: #7001c1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">* ** <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #7001c1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">Describe how you felt as you read this chapter. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> I felt sad and also scared in this chapter. I felt sad because I am thinking that Ellen will have to stay with Uncle Henrik and Annemarie will never be able to see Ellen again for a while. I felt scared because the two soldiers might have reconized their faces and might have taken them away.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #7001c1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">* <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #7001c1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">Why are Mama and Annemarie frightened when Kirsti decides to talk to the soldiers on the train? <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> I think that Mama and Annemarie was frightened when Kristi talks to the soldiers on the train because they thought she was going to talk about Ellen being Jewish. Luckily Kristi says,"I'm going to visit my Uncle Henrik," she chirped,"and I'm wearing my brand-new shiny black shoes!" I bet Mama and Annemarie were glad that Kristi didn't say anything about Ellen and how this is her New Year.

<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #7001c1; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">*What do you think the soldiers expected Kirsti to say? <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> I think that the soldiers expected that Kristi would say something about how it is Ellen's New Year. I think that because the soldiers asked if they are ready for the New Year. I also think that Kristi would say something silly too that had no concern to them.

<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #808000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">*How do Ellen and Annemarie feel as they explore Gilleleje? <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> Ellen and Annemarie feel happy and also relaxed. I think they felt happy because they were far away from the soldiers and they felt very safe. I think that they felt relaxed because they were out in the country and they didn't have to worry as much as they did in their town about the soldiers.
 * <span style="color: #808000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__Chapter 7:__ **

<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #808000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">*Why is this visit different for Annemarie than other times she visited Uncle Henrik? <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> I think this visit is different for Annemarie than other times she visited Uncle Henrick because she didn't have to worry about all the soldiers and Ellen. She is so worried that something will happen to Ellen because of the soldiers.

<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #808000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">*Describe Uncle Henrik and Mama’s relationship. <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> Uncle Henrik and Mama's relationship between them is that they were brother and sister. I also say that they love to be together because Mama always looks like she is having so much fun with him like teasing him. I also think that they love to talk about what has been going on and you can tell that they love each other very much. <span style="color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__**Chapter 8:**__ <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #808080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">* <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #808080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">What two statements does Uncle Henrik make that worry or puzzle Annemarie? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> One of the two statements is that "Tomorrow will be a day for fishing," and the second statement that puzzled her is that she never heard of her Great-aunt Birte because she thinks she remembers that no one in her mom's stories where there was a Great-aunt Birte.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">*Do you agree with Annemarie that Great-aunt Birte doesn’t exist? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;"> I do agree with Annemarie that her Great-aunt Birte doesn't exisit because her parents would have told her about her Great-aunt Birte's death. I think that she died truly because Annemarie's parents and uncle wouldn't lie to her about a death.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #404040; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px;">*What do you think Uncle Henrik means by “Tomorrow will be a day for fishing”? <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I think that Uncle Henrik means by "Tomorrow will be a day for fishing," is that they will have to look at different places to find the right place for Ellen to hide from the soldiers. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">He means that tomorrow will be a good day for him to smuggle Jewish refugees to Sweden on his fishing boat.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**__Chapter 9:__** <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Who do you think the ‘mourners” are? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I think that the people that came in the house late at night are the mourners. I think that because all the people that came in the house gathered around the casket. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">These people were Jewish refugees just like Ellen and her family. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*How does Uncle Henrik explain to Annemarie why he and Mama lied to her about Great –aunt Birte? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Uncle Henrik explained by telling her that Mama and Uncle Henrik were trying to make her more brave for something that might happen in the future.

<span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*Find a line from this chapter that shows Annemarie is maturing. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> The line that tells that Annemarie is maturing is on <span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">page 77 paragraph 4. It shows that Annemarie is maturing because she knows why her mother and her uncle are lying to her and that she forgave them too. <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

Hi this is Lizzy. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You didn't do chapter 10. Try to finish that tonight. Thanks for adding a little color. It looks better.


 * <span style="color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">__Chapter 10:__ **

<span style="color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*What familiar phrase is in the psalm that Peter reads to the “mourners”? <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The familiar phrase that is in the psalm that Peter reads is ,"and He will number the stars". <span style="color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think the people felt nervous because it was past their no lights on rule but they had candles on. Another feeling that the people could have felt is worried that maybe the soldiers might come in Uncle Henrik's house. <span style="color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mama keeps the soldiers from opening the casket by telling the soldiers that Great-aunt Birte had this disease called typhus. Mama said the doctor wanted no one to be near the great aunt so that no one gets the disease. The soldier sounded a little doubtful. <span style="color: #ff5f00; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">
 * How do you think most of the people at Uncle Henrik’s house felt during the wake?
 * How does Mama keep the soldier from opening the casket?

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I think that what Peter read," He who numbers the stars one by one...." is pretty significant because the title of the book is called Number the Stars.
 * 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: #800080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**__Chapter 11:__** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">*What is in the casket? In the casket was articals and tattered clothing for the Jewish people so that the can stay warm when they go on the water.

Peter insisted upon giving the baby some medicine because the baby might cry. That won't help because if the soldiers hear the people they would get caught and they might get killed. They don't want to take that risk.
 * Why did Peter insist upon giving the baby some medicine?

You can prove that when Peter gave Annemarie's father a little package which contains something. Her father did not ask what was in the little package because it might lead to trouble. It also might make her father scared or maybe something worse. It is best to just do then to know everything.
 * 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.

Annemarie doesn't think of herself as a carefree child because she has to worry about things that parents would usualy worry about not a child like Annemarie.
 * Find a section of this chapter that shows Annemarie no longer thinks of herself as the carefree child she once was.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">**__Chapter 12:__** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> I think Annemarie will meet soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik's boat because there are soldiers at every corner. The soldiers might find the little package at the bottom of the lunch box.
 * <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Do you think Annemarie will meet any soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik’s boat?


 * What observations about waiting does Annemarie make in this chapter? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">?????? <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">


 * Why does Annemarie worry about her mother’s safety ? ???????

Hi this is Lizzy. Thanks for doing Chapter 10 and also for catching up. See you later, L i z z y

Chapter 13: Annemarie volunteers to take the packet to Uncle Henrik because her mother has a swollen ankle and her little sister Kristi is asleep.
 * Why does Annemarie volunteer to take the packet to Uncle Henrik?

Mama doesn't tell Annemarie what is in the basket because it is better not to know things. That is because if something that is secret might scare you and you might not want to do anything of what people are asking her.
 * Why doesn’t Mama tell Annemarie what is in the basket?

Chapter 14: The characters from the story are like Red Riding Hood and the wolf because Mama was the mother of little red riding hood. Annemarie was Little Red Riding Hood and the wolf was the soldiers because Annemarie was hearing some growling from the bushes. Uncle Henrik was like the Grandmother.
 * 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 reality that she confronts is when she has to bring the basket of things to her Uncle Henrik alone. She doesn't know the way that well at night so she is afraid of if she might hurt her ankle like her mother or get caught by the soldiers.
 * In this chapter we see that Annemarie is confronted with reality and begins to less of a child. What is the reality she confronts?

Chapter 15: I felt like if they didn't care about what she said they just ignored her. I also felt angry because they didn't even say anything nice.
 * What is your reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie?

One time that the German soldiers are rude to Annemarie is when the took her basket when they didn't even ask for it. Another rude moment is when the soldiers threw her loaf of bread to the German dogs. The last rude thing that they did to Annemarie is that they made rude comments about her lunch that she made quickly to hide the package.
 * List three times when the German soldiers are rude to Annemarie.

Annemarie acts like Kristi because she can't be all nervous about the soldiers like she was in Copenhagen. She has to act like a silly little girl that is taking her Uncle a lunch.
 * Why does Annemarie act like Kirsti?

Yes, Uncle Henrik told Annemarie that," Hope the soldiers choke on the bread."
 * Did anything Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie surprise you? What?

Chapter 16: Uncle Henrik defines brave to Annemarie by telling her that it is not thinking about the dangers. I think that Annemarie is considered brave because she kept her mind on what she had to do.
 * How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave?

Uncle Henrik shares that they are safe to Sweden because there is this little compartment under the boat that can fit a couple of people in there. He also shared that Ellen was listing to every word that Annemarie said to Uncle Henrik. The last thing that he told is that the hankerchief keeps the dogs from smelling meat or human scent.
 * What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens?

I think the funny thing that is in this chapter is that Uncle Henrik said," It was bad enough that your mother was going to milk her, after all these years of my city life. But Annemarie! To do it for the very first time! I'm surprised Blossom didn't kick you!"
 * Describe something funny that happens in this chapter.

Chapter 17: This chapter takes place two years later after the war. How do the Danish people include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration? The Danish people included their Jewish neighbors by celebrating that the war is over so that they can live without trying to hide from the soldiers. What did they do to celebrate?

Peter died when he got caught in the streets and the soldiers threw him in jail. He died when he got shot. This is how Lise really died she was in this group that meet in the cellar for secret meetings. One day the soldiers found out about these meetings and raided it one night. Some people were shot and Peter was shot in the arm. Lise, however, she got run over by a military truck and she died.
 * How did Peter die? How did Lise really die?

Annemarie hides Ellen's Star of David necklace in the blue trunk and it was in the skirt of Lise's yellow dress.
 * Where does Annemarie hide Ellen’s Star of David necklace?

Afterword: List three incidents in the story that were actual historical events. One of the three incidents in the story that were actual historical events was Denmark surrendered to Germany in 1940. Another incident that really happened was that King Christian really did ride through town every morning in Copenhagen. The last but not least the handkerchief was really something that they had to protect the smugglers under the boats. It contained of dried rabbit's blood and cocaine. The blood attracted the dogs, but when they sniffed at it, the cocaine numbed their noses and temporarily destroyed their sense of smell.

Most of the questions were answered well, Emily, but you forgot to do some of them, and some answers were not right. B+