Q. What does hearse mean in number the stars?
designed to carry coffins
Q. What was the purpose of Aunt Birte’s funeral Number the Stars?
The purpose of Aunt Birte’s funeral was to give the Jewish people a reason to be at the house together, hide the supplies, and pass out the supplies.
Q. What was in the package Peter gave to Mr Rosen?
Peter gives the baby a drug to make it sleep. They can’t take a chance that it will cry and give away their escape. Peter gives Mr. Rosen a paper-wrapped package.
Q. What was in the package in Number the Stars Chapter 11?
Blankets, Jackets, & The Baby Chapter 11 of Number the Stars begins with Peter opening the coffin and taking out blankets and jackets. Peter gives Ellen a winter jacket. The jacket is patched, worn, and has mismatched buttons. Annemarie is surprised by this as she remembers that Ellen has never worn anything so old.
Q. What happened to Annemarie’s mother on her way back from helping the Rosens?
What happened to Annemarie’s mother on her way back from helping the Rosens? She fell.
Q. Who helped Ellen’s parents go into hiding *?
Peter has taken Ellen’s parents to a safe hiding place and the Johansens will hide Ellen in the apartment by pretending that she is one of the daughters of the family. Mr. Johansen tells the girls not to be afraid, saying he had three daughters before and he is glad to once more.
Q. What happened in Chapter 7 of Number the Stars?
Chapter VII: The House by The Sea. When they get to the sea, Ellen says it is her first time so close to the ocean. Her mother is afraid of the ocean, Ellen explains. A leaf floats up to them and Annemarie remarks that it could have come from Sweden, which is visible across the water.
Q. What happened to Lise?
Lise was Annemarie’s eldest sister. She died when she was about eighteen years old, two weeks to her wedding to Peter Neilsen. On the day of her death Lise, Peter, and other members of the Resistance group had a secret meeting in a cellar. Unfortunately, the Nazis got wind of the meeting and raided the cellar.
Q. How old was Lise when she died in Number the Stars?
18 years old
Q. When was Lise killed?
Lise Johansen was Annemarie’s older sister. She would have been twenty-one in 1943, but she died in a car accident at the age of 18.
Q. What is Mrs Johansen first name?
Annemarie Johansen
Q. What does Ellen Rosen look like?
Ellen Rosen is a short, stocky, dark-haired, ten-year-old Jewish girl. She lives in Copenhagen, Denmark with her parents in the apartment above Annemarie’s apartment. Ellen is Annemarie’s best friend.
Q. Who is Ellen pretending to be the soldiers?
Lise Johansen
Q. Why did Ellen’s parents leave?
Why did Ellen’s parents have to leave? the Nazis took the list of Jews from the synagogue. they left so the Nazis couldn’t track them down. Annemarie stated that there were no cigarettes in Denmark, so what were Mr.
Q. What happened to Ellen after Number the Stars?
Though Ellen is forced to hide who she is—and even surrenders her beloved Star of David necklace to Annemarie for safekeeping—she remains strong as her journey takes her from Copenhagen to the Danish countryside, where she’s reunited with her parents and smuggled out of Denmark with the help of Annemarie’s Uncle Henrik …
Q. Who is Ellen in number the stars?
Annemarie Johansen
Q. What happens at the end of Number the Stars?
Annemarie finds Ellen’s Star of David necklace where she’d hidden it where Ellen had been staying with the Yohansen’s and vows that she will wear it herself until Ellen returns. Though the story ends on a somber note, the star offers a glimmer of hope for Ellen’s and Annemarie’s futures and for all of Denmark.
Q. Why was Number the Stars Banned?
The book was banned in South Africa in 1979 for no given reason. In 2001, the book was pulled from library shelves at a high school in La Mirada, California for its sexual content. The decision was protested by students and later returned to the school library.
Q. How old is Ellen in number the stars?
ten-year-old
Q. What is the main problem in number the stars?
The primary conflict in Number the Stars is between the Nazis and the Jews. A secondary conflict involves the Danes who are trying to help protect the Jews from the Nazis.
