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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What item from the casket does Peter give to Ellen?

2. What do the German soldiers ask Annemarie about her Uncle in Chapter 15?

3. What time is it when Mama and the Rosen's leave?

4. When does Henrik leave for his boat in Chapter 10?

5. Which of the following words does not describe how Annemarie sees the world during the prayer reading in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Annemarie think about Papa as she waits for her mother to return from taking the Rosens to Henrik's boat?

2. How did Inge broken her ankle?

3. What coincidence happens as Annemarie tells a story to herself on her trip to visit Uncle Henrik?

4. How does Annemarie remember the Rosens in Chapter 11?

5. Why was Mama a good choice to lead a group to Henrik's boat?

6. How does Ellen react to having to wear a hand-me-down jacket?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Mama warn the Rosens to do on their way to Henrik's boat?

8. Why was cocaine added to the mixture placed on the handkerchief?

9. What do the German soldiers want to know in Chapter 10?

10. How does Annemarie react when the soldiers take her bread in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In order to safely escape from the German soldiers and deliver the package to Henrik, Annemarie pretended to be like her younger sister. Write an essay explaining why this was a good or not-so-good strategy. Use information from the story to support your essay.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the story, the children are affected by the underlying tension of the adults around them. Write an essay describing how this worked and a time where you felt different because of the tension you sensed in the adults around you. Use information from the text and your own personal experience in developing this essay.

Essay Topic 3

In many aspects of this novel, characters needed to think and react quickly. Find at least five examples of how quick thinking helped at least one character in Number the Stars and discuss the situation. Use information from the novel to support your answer.

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