Q 01/05

In Number the Stars, to which country does Uncle Henrik's fishing boat carry the Rosen family?

A) Sweden

B) Norway

C) Finland

D) England

Answer · why

A) Sweden

Sweden stayed neutral and unoccupied, and Annemarie can point out its coast from the beach near her uncle's house. That short crossing made it the ref...

Q 02/05

In Number the Stars, which disease does Mama claim killed the woman in the closed casket?

A) Cholera

B) Typhus

C) Smallpox

D) Diphtheria

Answer · why

B) Typhus

Typhus is the lie that works: Mama says the doctor warned that the body might still be contagious, then offers to open the lid anyway. The officer sla...

Q 03/05

In Number the Stars, what are Kirsti's new shoes made of because Denmark has run out of leather?

A) Woven paper

B) Carved wood

C) Old tyre rubber

D) Fish skin

Answer · why

D) Fish skin

Fish skin is the only substitute Mama can find, and Kirsti flatly refuses to wear the green pair. She gives in once Ellen offers to make them black.

Q 04/05

In Number the Stars, which fairy tale does Annemarie recite to herself on the dark forest path?

A) Hansel and Gretel

B) The Princess and the Pea

C) Little Red Riding Hood

D) Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Answer · why

C) Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood is the story she has told Kirsti many times, and reciting it keeps her fear in check. Near the harbour she meets her own wolves...

Q 05/05

In Number the Stars, what does the drugged handkerchief in Annemarie's basket do to search dogs?

A) Sends them to sleep

B) Makes them too sick to search

C) Drives them into a frenzy

D) Dulls their sense of smell

Answer · why

D) Dulls their sense of smell

The drug dulls their sense of smell for a while after one eager sniff. Soldiers bring dogs aboard Uncle Henrik's boat soon after Annemarie's delivery ...