1. Number The Stars
By: Lois Lowry

2. Section 1: Teacher Questions
How does Annemarie behave around the German soldiers? How does Kirsti? Why might the sisters behave so differently?
Lois Lowry presents events through the eyes of Annemarie in Number the Stars. How does Annemarie’s incomplete understanding of events help create suspense? Give an example from the novel.

3. Section 2: Teacher Questions
Why is Mrs. Johansen’s response to the German soldiers so clever?
Why does Lowry include Annemarie’s thoughts about how the Jews are standing straight despite their loss of all obvious sources of pride?

4. Section 3: Teacher Questions
When Henrik returns from taking the Rosens to Sweden, how does he show that he now regards Annemarie as an equal?
What does the title of the book, Number the Stars mean? Is it a fitting title for this book? Why?
Why might Lois Lowry have included so many references to people stumbling, tripping, and falling in Number the Stars? Why are these references important to the plot? How do they contribute to the story’s mood and message?