Number the stars Chapter 2

Number the stars Chapter 2

1)  What kind of story did Kirsti want to hear?

A: She wanted to hear a fairy tale.

2) Who was the ruler of Denmark? Where did he live?

A: King Christian X is the ruler and he lives in Amelianburg- A palace

3) Why did the people love him?

A: They loved him because he was wise.

4) Why did thinking about Lissie make Anne Marie sad?

A: It made her sad because she loved her sister and she died right before her wedding, so she was sad that she could never get married.

5) Why didn’t the king of Denmark fight the German according to papa?

A: They couldn’t fight because they didn’t have a big enough army.

6) What was the country that the German didn’t occupy?

A: They didn’t occupy Sweden.

7) Even though Anne Marie’s whole world had changed, what had stayed the same?

A: The thing that stayed the same were the fairy tales.

Thought Questions:

1)  Do you think King Christian was a good ruler? What qualifies someone as a good ruler during wartime?

A:I think that he was a pretty good ruler and that he couldn’t have been better.

2) Would people today die for their leaders?

A: I think that it would depend on what kind of leader they are and wether he’s a good leader or not.

3) Do you think King Christian was right to surrender to the Germans?

A: I think that he made the right decisions because it was either surrender, or try to fight with little men.

4) Do fairytales ever change? Why are familiar things like fairy tales so comforting?

A: Fairytales never change unless you change then. They’re comforting because we’re so  used to them.

5) Can you think of any that doesn’t change? Is there a right or wrong way to think about change?

A: God doesn’t change, I personally don’t enjoy change. I don’t think that there’s a right or wrong way but that everyone reacts differently.

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