Question
Read the quotations below from Lois Lowry's Number the Stars. Match each one with the
theme or lesson it suggests.
It can be easier not to know the
whole truth.
Sometimes it is safer not to stand
out.
Quotation
"It is important to be one of the
crowd, always. Be one of many. Be
sure that they never have reason to
remember your face."
A
"Your mama lied to you, and so did
I. .
•We did so," he explained, "to
help you to be brave, because we
love you."
Theme
Answer
Quotation A: Sometimes it is safer not to stand out.
Quotation B: It can be easier not to know the whole truth.