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//__**Chapter 1**__// ** halte - German word for stop; rucksack - a kind of backpack; Resistance - an organized underground movement in a country fighting against a foreign occupying power // *Why is Kirsti not afraid of the soldiers? // ** I think she is not afraid because she is young and does not understand that the soldiers mean harm to them. If I had been Annemarie when the soldiers spoke to her I would have probably wet my pants! I would have been scard out of my mind. I mean they had guns and they were allowed to shoot them.
 * //*How would you have felt if you had been Annemarie when the soldiers spoke to her? Why?//**

__**//Chapter 2​//**__ Yes, I think he did the right thing because one he knew that they would loose and two he knew that a lot of his people would die and or get badly injured. //***Would you be willing to die to protect the leader of your country? Why?**// Well, it depends weather he or she was a good leader. If he or she were a good leader then yes I would die for them so they could keep doing good things. I they were a bad leader then no because I would not want them to keep doing bad things. Their older sister died in an accident,but it did not give and ditail on what kind of accident. Annemarie's whole family did not change for example Kirsti did not change because she was to young to remember the feeling and to understand.The rest of the family has become less cheery, is more mellow, and Annemarie's father acts older than he is.
 * //*Do you think King Christian did the right thing when he surrendered to the Nazis? Why?//**
 * //* What happend to Annemarie's older sister?//**
 * //* How has Annemarie's family changed after the death of Lise?//**

//__**Chapter 3**__// No, I do not agree because I think that all people should be strong and courageous no matter how old or young they are. //***What religion do the Rosens practice?**// The Rosens are Jewish, but Annemarie's mother does not think that their family will be effected by the Nazis. I predict that the Rosen family will become effected by the nazis and that Mr. Rosen will loose his teaching job.
 * //*Annemarie believes that ordinary people like her don't have to be courageous. Do you agree with this idea?//**
 * //*Predict what you think will happen next in the story.//**

The first chapter was called "Why Are You Running?" They were running because Ellen and Annemarie were having a race to pratice for the school races every Friday. The second chapter was called "Who Is the Man Who Rides Past?" The man riding past was their King. The third chapter was called "Where is Mrs. Hirsch?" Mrs. Hirsch owns a store that sells buttens but, sence she is Jewish the nazis closed down her little store. It was a long night because one Ellen was worried about her parents and their safity. Two because because Ellen and the Johansen family were all just laying in bed waiting to see if the soldiers were going to come. //***Why does Ellen spend the night with Annemarie?**// Ellen has to spend the night with Annemarie because the Rosen family was told that the nazis were comming to take away all the Jews. So, Peter took in Mr. and Mrs. Rosen and the Johansen's took in Ellen. They are all hoping that the Germans will leave without them and that their plan will work.
 * //__Chapter 4__//**
 * //*What are the anwsers to the questions that are thet ittles of the first to thierd chapters?//**
 * //* The title of this chapter is "It Will Be a Long Night." Why was it a long night?//**

Star of David – a six pointed star; a symbol of Judaism // *Why do the soldiers come to the Johansen’s apartment? // ** The soldiers come to the Johanen's house because they know that they are friends with the Rosen's. Sience the Rosen's are gone the soldiers think that the Johansen's are hiding them. //***What do you think they expected to find?**// I think they expected to find eather the Rosen's or where they were they were hiding. She tears off the neckless off because it is a Jewish symbel/neckless. He was trying to prove that Ellen was his dark haired daughter. Yes, I think that Annemarie is very brave. So that the soldiers do not suspect that Ellen is not there daughter and that they are tring to escape. //***What are Papa and Uncle Henrik really talking about when they talk about “cigarettes”?**// They were really talking about Ellen so that their Uncle Henrik would not get surprised.
 * __//Chapter 5​//__
 * //*Why does Annemarie tear the necklace from Ellen’s neck?//**
 * //*When Papa tore the pictures from his photo album, what was he trying to prove?//**
 * //*Do you think Annemarie is brave?//**
 * //*Why does Mama want to travel to Uncle Henrik’s house alone?//**

__//**Chapter 6**//__ It is a good place to take a Jewish refugee because there are probable going to be no German soldiers in the country to become sipicious. At the begining releaved then when they were on the train worried and when they got off releaved again. Thy were afraid that she was going to tell the soldier that Ellen was Jewish. They expected for her to say that Ellen was celebrating her new year today.
 * //*For what reason is Uncle Henrik’s home a good place to take a Jewish refugee?//**
 * //*Describe how you felt as you read this chapter.//**
 * //*Why are Mama and Annemarie frightened when Kirsti decides to talk to the soldiers on the train?//**
 * //*What do you think the soldiers expected Kirsti to say?//**

//**__Chapter 7__ I think they felt free one because they had not seen the sea and another there was no soldier there telling them not to run. It was different because sience it had been a long time sience she had been there she noticed a lot of little things. They have a very close relationship. For example when mama teases Uncle Henrik about not being married he is not affended.
 * How do Ellen and Annemarie feel as they explore Gilleleje?**//
 * //*Why is this visit different for Annemarie than other times she visited Uncle Henrik?//**
 * //*Describe Uncle Henrik and Mama’s relationship.//**

//**__Chapter 8__ The two things that her uncle said were your died great aunt will be staying in the living room and tomorrow will be a great day for fishing. They puzzled her because she had never herd of her Great Aunt Birte and her uncle went fishing every day no matter what the weather was like. Well, a little because she remembers all the other family members her mother told her about. //***What do you think Uncle Henrik means by “Tomorrow will be a day for fishing”?**// I think that he would consider that a good day because than he can sneak Jews over to Sweden.
 * What two statements does Uncle Henrik make that worry or puzzle Annemarie?**//
 * //*Do you agree with Annemarie that Great-aunt Birte doesn’t exist?//**

I think that the Mourners are Ellen's reletives and Great Aunt Birte is releated to Ellen. I made up my mind on this gess when Ellen's parents showed up. Uncle Henrik explained that there was no Great Aunt Birte that they said that to give the kids more bravery and courage. But, he would not tell her who was in the case. //***Find a line from this chapter that shows Annemarie is maturing.**// I think she matured on page 78 when she decided not to tell Ellen that they do not have a Great Aunt Birte to protect her like Annemarie's family did for her.
 * //__Chapter 9__
 * Who do you think the ‘mourners” are?//**
 * //*How does Uncle Hunrik explain to Annemarie why he and Mama lied to her about Great –aunt Birte?//**

Chapter 10 //***What familiar phrase is in the psalm that Peter reads to the “mourners”?**// He who numbers the stars one by on sound just like the title of the book //Number the Stars.// //***How do you think most of the people at Uncle Henrik’s house felt during the wake?**// I think they feel like why are we here celebrating a death. She said that Great Aunt Birte died of typhus and that the docter said she could still be contagious. I think the significance between the title of this book,Number The Stars, and the psalm is that like the stars each named and scattered around the sky the Jews scattered around Denmark. Also like evey star a human is unique and enery human has a name.
 * Vocabulary: typhus - a very infectious and deadly disease **
 * //*How does Mama keep the soldier from opening the casket?//**
 * //*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?//**

The casket was full folded blankets and articales of clothing. He insisted on giving the baby the medicine so that the baby would sleep through the night and not cry. If the baby were to cry they could get caught and killed. One indication is when Annemarie new her aunt was not in the casket but she thought there was a person in it. If se new that there were cloths and blankets it would have been hard for her to lie to the soldier and say tha her aunt was in the casket. **// *Find a section of this chapter that shows Annemarie no longer thinks of herself as the carefree child she once was. //** Annemarei no longer thinks of herself as a carefree child when she sees Ellen but on the ragged jacket. She relized that to stay safe you have to do what you have to do.
 * //__Chapter 11__//**
 * //*What is in the casket?//**
 * //*Why did Peter insist upon giving the baby some medicine?//**
 * //*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.//**

No I do not think that they will run into any soldiers on the way to the boat. //** *What observations about waiting does Annemarie make in this chapter? **// She made the observation that the peoplewho are waiting are in less danger but they have more fear about what could happen. //***Why does Annemarie worry about her mother’s safety.**// She is worried that the soldiers will catch tham and that she will never see her mother again.
 * //__Chapter 12__
 * Do you think Annemarie will meet any soldiers on the way to Uncle Henrik’s boat?//**

__//**Chapter 13**//__ Annemarie offers to take the packet to her Uncle because she wants the plan to be a suxes. She also does not want the soldiers to catch her family taking people to Sweaden because they will probaly get shoot. Her mother tells her what to put in the basket so she knows she does not know what is in the packet.
 * //*Why does Annemarie volunteer to take the packet to Uncle Henrik?//**
 * //*Why doesn’t Mama tell Annemarie what is in the basket?//**

Annemarie was Little Red Riding Hood and the soldiers and their dogs were the wolf. She realises that if you do not know somoe things it is easier to lie to the soldiers.
 * //__Chapter 14__
 * 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?//**
 * //*In this chapter we see that Annemarie is confronted with reality and begins to less of a child. What is the reality she confronts?//**

1. What is your reaction to how the soldiers treated Annemarie?//** They did not treat her very kindly they treated her like all the food she had was worht nothing and wear she was going was unimportant. //**2. List three times when the German soldiers are rude to Annemarie.**// On the streets back at her house,when they came and searched the apartment and just now when they stopped her on the path. She acts like Kirsyi because then the soldiers will think that she is jus a foolish little girl up to nothing. //**4. Did anything Uncle Henrik tell Annemarie surprise you? What?**// Yes, When he said that she saved the day by bringing the packet with the little cloth in it.
 * //__Chapter 15__
 * //3. Why does Annemarie act like Kirsti?//**

__**//Chapter 16//**__ //***How does Uncle Henrik define “brave” to Annemarie? Based on this definition, is Annnemarie be considered brave?**// He said that brave means not thinking about the dangers only thinking about what you have to do. Yes I think yhat Annemarie is brave. //** *What secret information does Uncle Henrik share with Annemarie about the Rosens? **// The secret information that Uncle Henrik tells Annemarie about the Rosen's is that the hide in a dark secret place under the boat deck where the soldier do not think to look. //***Describe something funny that happens in this chapter.**// When Annemarie shreaked Uncle Henrik turnned and she started laghing and said," The god of thunder landed in the bucket."

//**__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 include their Jewish neighbors in the celebration by taking care of their houses, watering their plants and putting flags on their purches. //***How did Peter die? How did Lise really die?**// Peter died when he was taking Jews to Sweeden because the soilders caught him and held him prisoner and sot him one day. Lise died when she was running away from the soilders because they caught them talking about the Nazi's. When she was running away one of the soilders saw her got in his car and ran her over. Annemarie hides Ellen's Star of David necklace in Lise's yellow dress in one of the pockets.
 * //*Where does Annemarie hide Ellen’s Star of David necklace?//**

Soilders did search peoples houses to make sure they were not hiding Jewish people. Jewish people escaped to Sweeden by boat. Jews were killed because of what they believed in.
 * //__Afterward__
 * List three events in the story that actually did happen.//**