Chapter Thirteen: Run! As Fast As You Can!
Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues
sprawling (p.102)
vast (p.103)
stricken (p.104)
Literal Questions
Inferential Questions
1. Why did Mrs. Johansen tell Annemarie to act like a silly little girl if she were stopped?
Opinion Questions
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How did the Nazi's use dogs to help them find the Jews that were escaping?
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How did the Jews' "secret" help them hide from the dogs?
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What was the Danish Resistance?
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SOME QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER AFTER READING NUMBER THE STARS
Vocabulary – write what you think the words mean from context clues
sprawling (p.102)
vast (p.103)
stricken (p.104)
Literal Questions
- What happened to Mrs. Johansen on her way back from Uncle Henrik’s boat?
- What had Mr. Rosen dropped at Uncle Henrik’s house?
Inferential Questions
1. Why did Mrs. Johansen tell Annemarie to act like a silly little girl if she were stopped?
Opinion Questions
- What do you think Mrs. Johansen meant when she said that “it may all have been for nothing” when she spotted the parcel?
- Why do you think Mrs. Johansen didn’t tell Annemarie what she was really carrying to Uncle Henrik on the boat?
STOP HERE
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
How did the Nazi's use dogs to help them find the Jews that were escaping?
Click HERE
How did the Jews' "secret" help them hide from the dogs?
Click HERE
What was the Danish Resistance?
Click HERE
SOME QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER AFTER READING NUMBER THE STARS
- Summarize the setting of the story (Time, location, backdrop of major events, etc.).
- What was the significance of the "handkerchief" in the story? Why was it effective? Who developed it?
- Fully describe Danish resistance to the Nazis as described in the book. What types of organized resistance were used?
- Through her experiences what did Annemarie discover about courage, pride and friendship?
- How did Annemarie change from the beginning of the story to the end?
- How do you think the Psalm (Psalm 147), quoted on pages 86-87 connects to the ending of the story? To the title of the story?
- What effect do you think religious and spiritual faith might have on an individual's ability to endure hardship and persecution?
- What is the significance of the Jewish New Year for Jews?
- The author makes masterful use of suspense in this story. What are the most suspenseful parts? What is the story language that helps build tension in those scenes?
- How do you think Ellen was feeling and what was she thinking when she fiercely promised Annemarie that she would one day return? (p.96)
- As a piece of historical fiction, what is the relationship between the fictional and "real" parts of the novel?