Number The Stars

Front 1

A. heard Mama & Papa talk sometimes at night, about the news they eceived that way: News of _______ against the Nazi,bombs hidden & exploded in the factories that produced war materials, & industrial railroad lines damaged so that the goods couldn't be transported.

Back 1

sabotage

Front 2

mama had been crocheting that evening three years ago;the lacy edging of a pillowcase, part of Lise"s ____________.

Back 2

trousseau

Front 3

At night they used candles for light, & Mama used a little stove to use for heat when they could find coal to burn because electricity was ______ now.

Back 3

rationed

Front 4

it wasn't the jacket that worried mama, Are you sure the sign was in German?" she asked. A. said," Mama, it had a _________ on it."

Back 4

swastika

Front 5

Copenhagen had a __________ and no citizens were allowed out after 8:00pm

Back 5

Curfew

Front 6

The Danes had destroyed their own naval fleet, blowing up the ________ one by one, as the Germans approached to take over ships for their own use

Back 6

Vessels

Front 7

This morning, at the ______, the rabbi told his congregation that the Nazis have taken the lists of all the Jews.

Back 7

Synagogue

Front 8

I'm sorry I have dark hair, "Ellen murmured." It made them ______."

Back 8

Suspicious

Front 9

"Didn't you love the castle when we went through Helsinger, Ellen?" Kirsti asked. She had been talking about Kornborg Castle ever since they had seen it, sprawling ________ ans ancient, beside the sea, from the train.

Back 9

Massive

Front 10

Nearby, a _________ tree was still speckled with a few apples now long past ripe.

Back 10

Gnarled

Front 11

They squinted into the ________ distance, as if they might see Swedish children standing there and looking back. But it was too far. They saw only misty strips of land and two small boats bobbing up and down in the gray ruffles of seperating water.

Back 11

Hazy

Front 12

The fishing boats go and come. That is where they unload their fish. You should smell it! At night they are all there, anchored in the _______.

Back 12

Harbor

Front 13

How brave are you, little Annemarie? he asked suddenly. She was startled. And dismayed. It was a question she did not want to be asked. When she asked it of herself, she didn't like her own answer. "Not very," she _________ looking at the floor.

Back 13

Confessed

Front 14

The gleaming wooden casket rested on supports in the center of the living room and was surrounded by the _______, papery flowers that Aneemarie and Ellen had picked that afternoon.

Back 14

Fragile

Front 15

Annemarie felt a surge of sadness; the ______ of their friendship had not broken, but it was as if Ellen had moved now into a different world, the world her own family and whatever lay ahead for them.

Back 15

Bond

Front 16

The doctor said it should be closed, because Aunt Birte died of ________ and he said that there was a chance that germs would still be there and would still be dangerous.

Back 16

Typhus

Front 17

_____ would creep across the Swedish farmland and coast; then it would wash little Denmark with light and move across the North Sea to wake Norway.

Back 17

Dawn

Front 18

Annemarie blinked in confusion, sitting up, remembering after a moment where she was and why. But it was not right, the pale light at the ________- it should be dark still.

Back 18

Horizon

Front 19

Annemarie's foot caught the loose step and she _______ for a moment, righting herself, then dashed across the ground to the place where her mother lay.

Back 19

Faultered

Front 20

Her mother pulled herself to a sitting position. She _______ in pain. I'm all alright, really..Don't worry.

Back 20

Winced

Front 21

The local doctor was an old man, ________ and businesslike, though with kind eyes.

Back 21

Brusque

Front 22

Annemarie always tried to prolong this part, to build up the suspense and __________ her sister.

Back 22

Tantalize

Front 23

The hiding places are carefully ________ and often we pile dead fish on the deck as well.

Back 23

Concealed

Front 24

How devastating the day was when they received the news that Peter had been captured and _________ by the Germans in the public square at Ryvangen, in Copenhagen

Back 24

Executed

Front 25

Later, Annemarie had gone to the place with her parents and they had laid flowers there, on the _______, numbered ground.

Back 25

Bleak

Front 26

The deliberate damage or destruction of buildings or other property, or interference with work by enemy agents in order to hinder a nation's war or defense efforts

Back 26

Sabotage

Front 27

A fixed portion or share

Back 27

Rationed

Front 28

All the items brought by a bride to her new home, such as, clothing linen and silver

Back 28

Trousseau

Front 29

A symbol used as an emblem of the Nazi party

Back 29

Swastika

Front 30

An order or rule requiring certain persons to be indoors or at home before a fixed time, especially at night

Back 30

Curfew

Front 31

Ships or large boats

Back 31

Vessels

Front 32

A building used for instruction and worship- a congregation of Jews (temple)

Back 32

Synagogue

Front 33

Questionable; have doubts about; distrust and uncertainty

Back 33

Suspicious

Front 34

Having great size and weight

Back 34

Massive

Front 35

Having many rough, twisted knots, as a tree trunk or branches

Back 35

Gnarled

Front 36

A protected place on the coastline of a sea, lake or river, used as a shelter for ships or boats

Back 36

Harbor

Front 37

Misty, smoky, dusty or the like in the air.... not clear

Back 37

Hazy

Front 38

To make known or admit one's quiet

Back 38

Confessed

Front 39

Tending to break easily

Back 39

Fragile

Front 40

A binding or uniting force or influence..example...bond of friendship

Back 40

Bond

Front 41

An infectious disease characterized by severe headache, high fever, and a spotted rash caused by germs carried by fleas or lice

Back 41

Typhus

Front 42

The first appearance of light in the morning; daybreak

Back 42

Dawn

Front 43

The line where the sky and earth or sea seem to meet

Back 43

Horizon

Front 44

To act or speak with hesitation or uncertainty

Back 44

Faltered

Front 45

To draw back or away slightly, as from something painful, dangerous, or unpleasant

Back 45

Winced

Front 46

Blunt or rude in manner or speech

Back 46

Brusque

Front 47

To tease or torment by tempting with something that is out of reach

Back 47

Tantalize

Front 48

To put or keep out of sight; hide

Back 48

Concealed

Front 49

To carry out; to put into effect; enforced

Back 49

Executed

Front 50

Not cheerful or hopeful; gloomy

Back 50

Bleak