Book Thief by Markus Zusak
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- Q1What three colors does death associate with the book thief?Red and blackb. Red, black, and whiteNone of these colorsRed, black and orange30s
- Q2What does Death notice often about the sky when someone dies?It includes a moon eclipse.It is always nighttime.It is always a certain color.It is always brown.30s
- Q3Part 1 begins with snow and a train. What happens?Lisle's brother dies.The train can't move.Diesel's mother leaves her.The train goes off the track because of the snow.30s
- Q4In Part 1, we learn that Rudy is:a boy who wants to be like an Olympian and whose father tried to teach him about racisma boy who leads others to steala boy whose father tried to teach him about racisma boy who wants to be like an Olympian30s
- Q519) In Part 2, Death says, “I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that’s where they begin. Their great skill is their capacity to escalate” (109). What event is he referring to?Holocaustthe warbook burningDiesel's beating by her teacher30s
- Q6What connection does Liesel make between her family and Hitler?that he is the true reason why she has been poorthere is no connectionthat he is the true reason why her mother writes back to herthat he is the true reason for her mother leaving her30s
- Q7Liesel steals her second book in Part 2. How is it different than the first book?It was stolen in snowIt was stolen during the dayIt was stolen in the dark, in a stormIt was stolen in the dark, in fire30s
- Q8What doesn't Hans send to Max?a passworda map of Molchinga keyMein Kampf30s
- Q9“He reminded himself that this was no time for hope…He could feel it, somewhere just out of reach” describes which event?Max arriving at the Hubermann houseMax looking at the stars.Max saying goodbye to WalterRudy thing to kiss Liesel30s
- Q10Why does Hans feel indebted to help Max?because Erik shot down an enemybecause Erik is his oldest and best friendbecause Erik volunteered Hans to stay out of the fightingbecause Erik rescued Hans during the war30s
- Q11Why does Hans threaten Liesel by saying he will burn all her books?So she won't be scared that Max is stayingSo she will stop stealingSo she won’t tell anyone about Max.So she won't say se hates Hitler30s
- Q12Liesel becomes an important part of Max’s survival because:she tells him about the world newsshe likes to read to himshe reports the weather and finds empty crosswordsshe brings him a stuffed animal to keep him company30s
- Q1344) What does Death look like, according to himself?RosaA black figureA manA shadow30s
- Q14How do we know that Max uses his skills when he is sick?He fights Hans while he is playing the accordion.He fights Death when he tries to take Max’s soul.He fights Hitler in his dreamsHe fights Rosa when she fees hi her pea soup.30s
- Q15What was “the longest three minutes in Hubermann history” (344) in Part 6?When the Nazis took Rudywhen Max was about to dieWhen Liesel stole another bookWhen the Nazis inspected the basement30s