2. Number the Stars Genre: Type or category of literature. Historical Fiction: Fiction that takes place in the past. The characters are fictional, the setting is real. Setting: Time and place where events happened.
4. World War II: Denmark occupied by Germany Axis Power: Italy, Austria, Romania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia German Occupied: Denmark, Poland, Finland, Greece, Yugoslavia, Albania, Soviet Union Neutral: Sweden, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland German Allies: France, Great Britain, Norway, Turkey, Egypt
6. Number the Stars: Chapter 6 Communication The Johansen's take Ellen to Gilleleje. Messages were sent in code. Infer what the code word Cigarettes means. Infer what the code question was the weather good for fishing? Means.
7. Chapter 7 Setting: Integral to the Plot How did the Jewish people escape to Sweden? What are some reasons why the Jewish people went to Sweden?
8. Denmark was the only country in Europe to come together as a nation to help her Jewish citizens. Over 7,000 Jewish people were saved.