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Number the Stars Unit Exam
Part 1: Multiple Choice
Directions: Read the excerpt from Number the Stars Chapter 4 below, then answer questions 1-8. Be sure to mark your answers on your test paper and on your bubble sheet. From Number the Stars, Chapter 4, pp. 30-32
[1] Annemarie grinned and walked her Scarlett [doll] toward the chair that Ellen had designated as Tivoli. She loved Tivoli Gardens, in the heart of Copenhagen; her parents had taken her there, often, when she was a little girl. She remembered the music and the brightly colored lights, the carousel and ice cream and especially the magnificent fireworks in the evenings: the huge colored splashes and bursts of lights in the evening sky. [2] “I remember the fireworks best of all,” she commented to Ellen. [3] “Me too,” Kirsti said. “I remember the fireworks.” [4] “Silly,” Annemarie scoffed. “You never saw the fireworks.” Tivoli Gardens was closed now. The German occupation forces had burned part of it, perhaps as a way of punishing the fun-loving Danes for their lighthearted pleasures. [5] Kirsti drew herself up, her small shoulders stiff. “I did too,” she said belligerently. “It was my birthday. I woke up in the night and I could hear the booms. And there were lights in the sky. Mama said it was fireworks for my birthday!” [6] Then Annemarie remembered. Kirsti’s birthday was late in August. And that night, only a month before, she, too, had been awakened and frightened by the sound of explosions. Kirsti was right—the sky in the southeast had been ablaze, and Mama had comforted her by calling it a birthday celebration. “Imagine, such fireworks for a little girl five years old!” Mama had said, sitting on their bed, holding the dark curtain aside to look through the window at the lighted sky. [7] The next evening’s newspaper had told the sad truth. The Danes had destroyed their own naval fleet, blowing up the vessels one by one, as the Germans approached to take over the ships for their own use. [8] “How sad the king must be,” Annemarie had heard Mama say to Papa when they read the news. [9] “How proud,” Papa had replied. [10] It had made Annemarie feel sad and proud, too, to picture the tall, aging king, perhaps with tears in his blue eyes, as he looked at the remains of his small navy, which now lay submerged and broken in the harbor. [11] “I don’t want to play anymore, Ellen,” she said suddenly, and put her paper doll on the table. 1. Part A: What is the meaning of the word belligerently as it is used in the passage? a. argumentatively b. loudly c. aggressively d. excitedly Reading 7 | October 2. 2018
Comment [Office1]: RL.7.4 Distractor: D – Students may interpret the exclamation points and Kirsti’s otherwise excitable personality as “exciting.”
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2. Part B: Choose the sentence that best supports your answer to Question 1, Part A. a. “Kirsti’s birthday was late in August.” b. “’Mama said it was fireworks for my birthday!’” c. “’I did too.’” d. “Kirsti drew herself up, her small shoulders stiff.” 3. How does the author’s use of flashback impact the tone? a. The author’s use of flashback creates suspense for the reader by portraying an ominous setting. b. The author’s use of flashback reinforces the playful tone by using character thoughts and dialogue. c. The author’s use of flashback transitions the tone from positive and lighthearted to more tense and ominous. d. The author’s use of flashback establishes a frustrated, angry tone that helps the reader better understand the characters’ feelings toward the Nazis. 4. Part A: Based on the Number the Stars passage, which sentence best states Papa’s perspective regarding the sinking of the Danish fleet? a. He feels proud of his countrymen for sacrificing their own Navy to stand up to Germany. b. He feels sympathetic for the king and understands what a difficult decision it must have been. c. He feels angry that the Resistance destroyed their own ships just to fight the Nazi soldiers. d. He feels relieved that Kirsti thought the explosions were fireworks so that she was not frightened. 5. Part B: Which piece of evidence from the passage best supports your answer to Question 4, Part A? a. “Kirsti was right—the sky in the southeast had been ablaze, and Mama had comforted her by calling it a birthday celebration.” b. “’How sad the king must be,’ Annemarie had heard Mama say to Papa when they read the news.” c. “The Danes had destroyed their own naval fleet, blowing up the vessels one by one, as the Germans approached to take over the ships for their own use.” d. “’How proud,’” Papa had replied. 6. Part A: Which statement best expresses a main theme of this passage? a. Ordinary people can be brave when called to do so. b. People have the choice to stand up for what is right. c. Disarm the enemy at all costs. d. People do courageous things for those they love.
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Comment [Office2]: RL.7.1 Distractors: C – Students may see this as being stubborn / B – Supports Distractor D in Part A.
Comment [Office3]: RL.7.4 Distractor: B – More closely aligns with distractor in Part A; there is a lot of dialogue in the passage. B is not necessarily WRONG, but it doesn’t answer the question.
Comment [Office4]: RL.7.6 Distractor: B – Not necessarily wrong, but the point here is pride in his country not sympathy for the king. Additionally, students may recall the in-class analysis of King Christian X and how Papa felt toward him.
Comment [Office5]: RL.7.6 Distractors: B – More closely supports Part A distractor / C – Is factually what happened. Shows that the Danes sacrificed their own naval fleet but doesn’t show Papa’s pride. Comment [Office6]: RL.7.2 Distractor: A – This is the primary theme we discussed in class for the novel but is not the best choice for this specific passage.
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7. Part B: Which evidence from the text best illustrates the theme you chose in Question 6, Part A? a. “The Danes had destroyed their own naval fleet, blowing up the vessels one by one, as the Germans approached to take over the ships for their own use.” b. “’How proud,’” Papa had replied. c. “’How sad the king must be,’” Annemarie had heard Mama say to Papa when they read the news. d. “It had made Annemarie feel sad and proud, too, to picture the tall, aging king, perhaps with tears in his blue eyes, as he looked at the remains of his small navy, which now lay submerged and broken in the harbor.” 8. Part A: Read the excerpt from the informational text, “Nazi Germany to Danish Navy: “You sank my battleship” below: Knowing that the Navy would now be fair game to the Germans and useful to their war effort, one man acted quickly and decisively. Vice-Admiral Aage Helgesen Vedel had decided that no more of his fleet, or ships, would be allowed to fall into the hands of the enemy, and he secretly ordered the captains under his command to prepare scuttling charges. Scuttling means to sink one’s own ship on purpose. The anticipated, or expected, German attack came on the morning of August 29. The Danish soldier guarding the bridge to the Holmen base where the Danish ships were accidentally broke the handle that lowered the bridge, which prevented the 500 German soldiers from getting their long enough for 32 Danish ships to be sunk where they lay. Four more ships reached the safety of neutral Sweden, while 14 others were captured by Germany. In a speech to the sailors after the actions, the head of the Navy fleet said: “The Danish Navy has sunk with honor; long live the Danish Navy.” Two hours later the commander of the German naval forces in Denmark paid his respect towards his captive Danish counterpart with the words: “We’ve both done our duty.” How does Lois Lowry’s portrayal of this event in Number the Stars compare to the historical account? a. Lowry’s portrayal of this event is similar to the historical account because both were mistaken as fireworks or a celebration by the people of Denmark. b. Lowry’s portrayal of this event is similar to the historical account because both express the Danes’ pride in their Navy’s decision to sink their ships. c. Lowry’s portrayal of this event is different from the historical account because she shows how angry the Danish people (Mama and Papa) are at their king for allowing the ships to be sunk. d. Lowry’s portrayal of this event is different from the historical account because in Number the Stars, the Germans captured the ships “for their own use.”
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Comment [Office7]: RL.7.2 Distractor: A – This is factually what happened but does not show the person making the difficult choice to stand up for what is right.
Comment [Office8]: RL.7.9 Distractor: D – This is a SIMILARITY, not a difference. Students who choose this answer most likely did not notice that it said “different.”
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9. Part B: Which two pieces of evidence best support your answer to Question 8, Part A? a. “The Danes had destroyed their own naval fleet, blowing up the vessels one by one, as the Germans approached to take over the ships for their own use” (Number the Stars). b. “The next evening’s newspaper had told the sad truth” (Number the Stars). c. “’How proud,’” Papa had replied (Number the Stars). d. “Four more ships reached the safety of neutral Sweden, while 14 others were captured by Germany” (Nazi Germany to Danish Navy). e. “The Danish Navy has sunk with honor; long live the Danish Navy” (Nazi Germany to Danish Navy). f. “Vice-Admiral Aage Helgesen Vedel had decided that no more of his fleet, or ships, would be allowed to fall into the hands of the enemy” (Nazi Germany to Danish Navy).
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Comment [Office9]: C,E – RL.7.9 *Anticipate students not choosing one citation from each passage.
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Directions: Read the excerpt from Number the Stars Chapter 4 below, then answer questions 9-14. Be sure to mark your answers on your test paper and on your bubble sheet.
From Number the Stars, Chapter 11, pp. 93-94 [1] Mama, Annemarie, and the Rosens sat in silence. There was a slight commotion outside the door, and Mama went quickly to look out. In a moment she was back. [2] “It’s all right,” she said, in response to their looks. “The old man stumbled. But Peter helped him up. He didn’t seem to be hurt. Maybe just his pride,” she added, smiling a bit. [3] It was an odd word: pride. Annemarie looked at the Rosens, sitting there, wearing the misshapen, ill-fitting clothing, holding ragged blankets folded in their arms, their faces drawn and tired. She remembered the earlier, happier times: Mrs. Rosen, her hair neatly combed and covered, lighting the Sabbath candles, saying the ancient prayer. And Mr. Rosen, sitting in the big chair in their living room, studying his think books, correcting papers, adjusting his glasses, looking up now and then to complain good-naturedly about the lack of decent light. She remembered Ellen in the school play, moving confidently across the stage, her gestures sure, her voice clear. [4] All of those things, those sources of pride — the candlesticks, the books, the daydreams of theatre — had been left behind in Copenhagen. They had nothing with them now; there was only the clothing of unknown people for warmth, the food from Henrik’s farm for survival, and the dark path ahead, through the woods, to freedom. [5] Annemarie realized, though she had not really been told, that Uncle Henrik was going to take them, in his boat, across the sea to Sweden. She knew how frightened Mrs. Rosen was of the sea: its width, its depth, its cold. She knew how frightened Ellen was of the soldiers, with their guns and boots, who were certainly looking for them. And she knew how frightened they all must be of the future. [6] But their shoulders were as straight as they had been in the past: in the classroom, on the stage, at the Sabbath table. So there were other sources, too, of pride, and they had not left everything behind.
10. What effect does the phrase “their shoulders were as straight as they had been in the past” in paragraph 6 have on the tone of the passage? a. It creates a confused tone by showing that the Rosens don’t know where they are going. b. It creates a depressed tone by showing how much the Rosens have lost and had to give up. c. It creates a dignified tone by showing how the Rosens are still proud, despite everything they have lost. d. It creates a tense tone by showing how their body language is very stiff and uptight. 11. At the beginning of this passage, the author uses Mama’s dialogue to… a. lighten the mood b. create suspense c. begin a flashback d. provide historical context
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Comment [Office10]: RL.7.4 Distractor: D – We use the word tense often in class to describe tone. Students may recall to the scene when everyone sat up stiffly in their chairs because the soldiers had entered the room, which created a tense tone. Comment [Office11]: RL.7.4 Distractor: B – We talked a lot about suspense in the unit; students may choose this due to familiarity.
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12. Which paragraph is an example of how the theme, Ordinary people can be brave when called to do so, is developed in the text? a. Paragraph 1 b. Paragraph 3 c. Paragraph 4 d. Paragraph 5 e. Paragraph 6 13. How does the author develop Annemarie’s point of view in this passage? a. Character Thoughts b. Conflict c. Character Actions d. Dialogue 14. Part A: Which of the following sentences best describes Annemarie’s point of view in this passage? a. She is afraid that Ellen and her family will be caught by the Nazis. b. She is worried that she will never see Ellen again. c. She is comforted by the dignity Ellen and her family show. d. She is sad when she thinks about all the things Ellen and her family have lost.
Comment [Office12]: RL.7.2 Distractor: E – Students may choose this simply because they are not used to seeing “E” as an answer choice. Comment [Office13]: RL.7.6 Distractor: C – Again, familiarity. Also previous questions focus on the actions of the Rosens, students may zero in to that instead of noticing Annemarie’s observations and thoughts toward the Rosens.
15. Part B: Which of the following quotes best supports your answer to Question 14, Part A? a. “They had nothing with them now; there was only the clothing of unknown people for warmth, the food from Henrik’s farm for survival, and the dark path ahead, through the woods, to freedom.” b. “But their shoulders were as straight as they had been in the past: in the classroom, on the stage, at the Sabbath table. So there were other sources, too, of pride, and they had not left everything behind.” c. “It was an odd word: pride. Annemarie looked at the Rosens, sitting there, wearing the misshapen, ill-fitting clothing, holding ragged blankets folded in their arms, their faces drawn and tired.” d. “Annemarie realized, though she had not really been told, that Uncle Henrik was going to take them, in his boat, across the sea to Sweden.”
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Comment [Office14]: RL.7.6 Distractor: D – This is not an incorrect fact; Annemarie is certainly sad. However, this is not the best answer choice.
Comment [Office15]: RL.7.6 Distractor 1: C – Students may connect the words “dignity” and “pride.” Distractor 2: A and C – Both of these answers more closely support the distractor (D) to Part A.
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Part 2: Writing Task Directions: The prompt below relates to the excerpts on pages 7-8 of this packet. Read the prompt and break it down using the TAS method in the space below. Then, read both texts and craft your body paragraph using the graphic organizer provided. Prompt In this packet you have an excerpt from Lois Lowry’s novel Number the Stars and the text “Narratives from People who Resisted the Nazis.” Based on the excerpt from Number the Stars and your choice of one of the narratives, answer the following prompt: How do these texts share a common message? Write a body paragraph where you use evidence from each of the texts to support your answer.
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Comment [Office16]: Exemplar/Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxSnyX3RAvohVS16Zk5Ya TBmTlE/view
Comment [Office17]: RL.7.2, RL.7.9 Thesis /2 – RL.7.2 Citations /4 (2 each) – RL.7.1 Explanations /4 (2 each) – W.7.1 *Conclusion Not Graded/Considered
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Excerpt from Number the Stars by Lois Lowry Chapter 16, pp. 122-123 [1] “Uncle Henrik,” she asked, “where are the Rosens and the others? I thought you were taking them to Sweden on your boat. But they weren’t there.” [2] “They were there,” he told her, leaning forward against the cow’s broad side. “You shouldn’t know this. You remember that I told you it was safer not to know.” [3] “But,” he went on, as his hands moved with their sure and practiced motion, “I will tell you just a little, because you were so very brave.” [4] “Brave?” Annemarie asked, surprised. “No, I wasn’t. I was very frightened.” [5] “You risked your life.” [6] “But I didn’t even think about that! I was only thinking of—“ [7] He interrupted her, smiling. “That’s all that brave means—not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do. Of course you were frightened. I was too, today. But you kept your mind on what you had to do. So did I. Now let me tell you about the Rosens.”
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Narratives of People Who Resisted the Nazis A narrative is a written account of events. Below are four narratives from people who lived during the Nazi occupation. In each narrative, the authors discuss their experience of resistance. Aart and Johtje Vos The first thing we did during the war was keep a Jewish couple, friends of ours overnight. I want to say right way that the word “hero” is terribly misplaced. We are certainly not heroes, because we didn’t sit at the table when the misery started and say, “Okay, now we are going to risk our lives to save some people.” How it happened is that somebody asked us, “Listen, I have a little suitcase with some valuables and I have to go to the ghetto. Will you keep this suitcase for me?” He was a friend, and to our amazement he was a Jew. We’d never even known that because nobody knew those things in Holland. We never talked about Jews. Everyone was just Dutch, that’s all. So, then you said. “Well, of course I’ll keep that suitcase for you.” And then a week later, somebody would ask you, “Well, my child is in danger.” So we said, “Of course, bring him here.” Then two people said, “Well, we don’t know where to go.” Then by and by we got more involved in the underground. Then we had to make a decision. And we said yes; we couldn’t do differently than say yes. But some people who said no often had very good reasons, and people don’t respect that. Holland was like a family and part of that family was in danger. In this case, the Jewish part. The Germans were threatening our family. We weren’t thinking, “What should we do?” We just did. Bert Bochove I met my first wife in 1935. We married in 1941, and since she was a pharmacist we bought a drugstore in Huizen, about twenty minutes from Amsterdam. We lived above the drugstore, and the first months were pretty quiet. But in 1942 things started getting bad for the Jews. The way it started was that my wife’s friend, her name is Henny, came to us. She was Jewish and she needed help. We didn’t ever talk about it. It was something you had to do, and it was easy to do because it was your duty. And that was the beginning because when her husband came, that was all right, too. And when the sister came, well, why not? And that was the way it went till there were thirty-seven people. Tina Strobos We were all very clever and never were arrested, but my uncle spent a year in a concentration camp, my other best friend’s father spent a year in jail, and two first cousins spent several months in jail, all for helping Jews. During the “hunger winter” especially, there wasn’t a week that went by when someone wasn’t picked up and sent away. I felt guilty for many years that I didn’t do enough. I knew people who needed shelter and I couldn’t find it for them. And some things you did came out wrong. This very dear friend we helped got caught anyway and died. I wouldn’t call what I did a sacrifice because we believed so strongly that we were doing the right thing.
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Body Paragraph
1. Thesis/topic statement: How do these texts share a common message?
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2. Cite evidence: Which detail from the Number the Stars excerpt best supports this theme? (1 sentence)
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3. Explanation: How does this detail from the Number the Stars excerpt best support this theme? (1-2 sentences)
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Use: “This detail from Number the Stars reveals…”
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Comment [Office18]: Exemplar: There is a lot of oppression and injustice in the world, and people often have to decide what they will do about it. The novel Number the Stars and the narratives by [Option 1: Aart and Johtje Vos] [Option 2: Bert Bochove] share the message that people have the choice to stand up for what is right. *This is a secondary theme we talked about in class. Secondary theme: …share the message that ordinary people can do brave things when called to do so. *This is a primary theme we talked about often in class. Students who choose this theme are choosing more of what is familiar. Comment [Office19]: Exemplar Evidence: He interrupted her, smiling. “That’s all that brave means— not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do. Secondary Evidence: “Brave?” Annemarie asked, surprised. “No, I wasn’t. I was very frightened.” “You risked your life.”
Comment [Office20]: Exemplar Explanation: This detail from Number the Stars reveals that Annemarie was brave even though she was afraid because she chose to risk her life to save Ellen, her Jewish friend. Uncle Henrik explains that she was brave because she didn’t care about herself. She thought only about what she had to do.
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4. Cite evidence: Which detail from the “Narratives of People Who Resisted the Nazis” best supports this theme? (1 sentence)
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5. Explanation: How does this detail from the “Narratives of People Who Resisted the Nazis” best support this theme? (1-2 sentences)
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Use: “This evidence from “Narratives of People Who Resisted the Nazis” shows…”
6. Insert a Concluding Sentence: How do the details from both excerpts support a common message? (1 sentence) c Restate thesis statement c Explain how the cited details support this response
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Comment [Office21]: Exemplar Evidence: [Aart and Johtje Vos] We weren’t thinking, “What should we do?” We just did. [Bert Bochove] We didn’t ever talk about it. It was something you had to do, and it was easy to do because it was your duty. Secondary Evidence: [Aart and Johtje Vos] We are certainly not heroes, because we didn’t sit at the table when the misery started and say, “Okay, now we are going to risk our lives to save some people.” [Bert Bochove] … well, why not? And that was the way it went till there were thirty-seven people. Comment [Office22]: Exemplar Explanation: [Aart and Johtje Vos] This evidence from “Narratives of People Who Resisted the Nazis” shows that Aart and Johtje Vos stood against the Nazis because they felt they had to. They made the choice to help those who asked because they felt like they were helping their family and they don’t see another choice. [Bert Bochove] This evidence from “Narratives of People Who Resisted the Nazis” shows that Bert Bochove and his wife didn’t even discuss or think about whether to help the Jews. He says they helped Henny because it was something they had to do and it felt like it was their duty. Comment [Office23]: Exemplar Conclusion: Number the Stars and the narratives by [Aart and Johtje Vos OR Bert Bochove] all share the message that people have the choice to stand up for what is right because they don’t question or hesitate and they don’t worry about themselves, instead, they choose to do the right thing and help others.