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ELA Book Thief Test
Book Thief Test Q&A Prep Discovery
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. "That's right, book thief. Leave me now I bet I f there was a lousy book at the end of this road, you'd keep walking . Wouldn't you?" | Rudy to Liesel when she goes home. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. "The last time I saw her was red. The sky was like soup, boiling and stirring. In some place it was burned. There were black crumbs and pepper, streaked across the redness." | Death. This early passage describes the bomb-filled sky over Himmel Street when it's bombed in 1942. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. "Does this worry you? I urge you-don't be afraid. I'm nothing if not fair." | Death won't take you before your body is dead. No matter what you did or didn't do in life, this Death will treat you just like he does everybody else. |
| Identify who is being spoken about in the following quote: “He was tall in the bed and I could see the silver through his eyelids. His soul sat up. It met me. Those kinds always do.” | Death is talking about Hans after the bombing when Death comes to collect him. He states that Hans soul is ready to go to the afterlife. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “As he watched his uncle sink slowly into the bed, he decided that he would never allow himself to die like that...it made the boy want to ask, ‘Where’s the fight?’” | Max is talking about his uncle's death and how he won't die like that. He'll die fighting. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “You are going to die.” | Death. In the beginning, Death states that soon enough, everyone dies. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “Do you still play the accordion?” | Max. Max's arrival at Himmel Street leads too much suspense and intense for the reader and the Hubermanns. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “We might be criminals, but we’re not totally immoral.” | Arthur Berg told Rudy and Liesel that although they're criminals, they still care about the gang. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “Saumensch. You call me Mama when you talk to me.” | Rosa. This is when Liesel was first at Himmel Street and she had just met the Hubermanns. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “What trash is this girl reading? She should be reading Mein Kampf.” | Hans Jr.. Hans Jr. is a member of the Nazi party and is mad that Hans is letting Liesel not read My Struggle. He is basically a typical Nazi. He seems brainwashed by Hitler. Hans Jr. was also calling Hans a coward. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “That woman lets you in. She even leaves you cookies...I don’t call that stealing. Stealing is what the Army does. Taking your father, and mine.” | Rudy tells Liesel that her stealing a book from the mayor isn't dealing stealing. It's just the mayor's wife letting her. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “I am stupid, and kind. Which makes me the biggest idiot in the world. The thing is, I want them to come for me. Anything’s better than this waiting.” | Hans Hubermann is scared that the Nazis are going to get him because he gave bread to a Jew. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “I couldn’t help it...When everything was quiet, I went up to the corridor and the curtain in the living was open just a crack...I could see outside. I watched, only for a few seconds.” | (Max.) Max had opened the window curtains to see outside during the first raid. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “Jesus, Mary and Joseph. She should just forget her. Who knows where she is? Who knows what they’ve done to her?” | Liesel talks about her losing hope about her mom writing back to her. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “For me, the sky was the color of Jews.” | Death describes how he prefers not to look at humans when they react to another human's death. Instead, he looks at the sky for colors. But over a concentration camp, he finds the bodies are being burned and smoke filled the air. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about.“I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.” | The last line written by Liesel Meminger in her novel "The Book Thief," Frau Hermann tells Liesel she can write. This line, the last line of Liesel's book, proves it. She captures the power of words and her reverence for them in just one sentence. |
| Identify the speaker or who each quote is about. “When death captures me...he will feel my fist in his face.” | (Max.) Even as a child, Max is a fighter. He manages to fight off death through the whole war. He does not give up a fight. This is young Max communicating his desire to live. This fighting spirit probably has a lot to do with his ultimate survival. |
| List the books that Liesel STOLE in the order which she took them. | 1st. The Grave Digger’s Handbook 2nd. The Shoulder Shrug 3rd. The Whistler 4th. The Dream Carrier 5th. A Song in the Dark 6th.The Last Human Stranger |
| List at least two ways that Papa and Liesel bond during the early parts of the novel. | A) Papa helps Liesel cope with her nightmares. B) He teaches Liesel to read |
| The Standover Man - given to Liesel from Max a week after her birthday. In which section of the book does Max portray himself as a bird? Why? | Max portrays himself as a bird because he overhears Rosa telling Hans how feathery his hair is. This is in Part Four. |
| The Standover Man - given to Liesel from Max a week after her birthday. What is Liesel’s role in Max’s recovery? | Liesel helps Max recover by reading to him with every spare moment. |
| The Standover Man - given to Liesel from Max a week after her birthday. Who allowed Liesel into her personal library? Describe Liesel’s reaction. | A)Ilsa Hermann-mayor's wife B)Liesel was at first shocked and didn't really have a clue what was going on. |
| The Standover Man - given to Liesel from Max a week after her birthday. What is Liesel’s reaction when Papa returns from the war? | Liesel is happy, not because Hans broke his leg, but because that means he'll be home now and safe. |
| The Standover Man - given to Liesel from Max a week after her birthday. Determine the most important themes or concepts from: The Shoulder Shrug The Word Shaker The Standover Man | A) Stealing the book is a way for her get revenge on her new sworn enemy, Adolf Hitler. B) Details the friendship between Max and Liesel, while also telling the story of how words helped Hitler rise to power. C) In Max's life suggest his inner vulnerab |
| Why did Papa slap Liesel after the bonfire? | He didn’t hit Liesel in anger, but because of the seriousness of the situation. Saying such a thing with the wrong person hearing could be deadly. Hans is also motivated by the knowledge that soon he’ll be hiding a Jew. Then, such remarks would be risky. |
| Why would it have been easier on the family had Hans been a Nazi party member? | It would make the Hubermann's look less suspicious and give them some security. |
| After reading the book that Max wrote for her, what does Liesel discover about herself? | She discovers how powerful her words are and how close she has truly gotten to Max. |
| What is the symbolism behind: Papa’s silver eyes | Hans kind eyes are silver and look through you (Hans represents security, reliability, calm, wisdom, worth and music). “Liesel, upon seeing those eyes, understood that Hans was worth a lot.” |
| What information does the Jesse Owens incident reveal about Alex Steiner? | Alex Steiner is a member of the Nazi Party but does not hate Jews – he is most concerned with doing what's best for his family. Alex tries to explain to Rudy that he should be pleased with his blue eyes and blond hair. |
| Which important characters are forced to fight with the Nazis? | •Hans •Alex Steiner |
| What is the symbolism behind: the dominos | A symbol of the war, but also of how small actions can lead to huge consequences later – as with the conversation about to occur, and Rudy's fate. After the Gestapo leave, the Steiner children come into the kitchen and ask what will happen to Rudy. |
| What is the symbolism behind: the yellow tear | Liesel is beaten with a wooden spoon because she stole Rosa’s washing money to purchase buy postage to send her letters to her mother. The yellow tear symbolizes the last light of hope falls with that tear and she needs to let go. |
| What is the symbolism behind: the champagne (pg 357) | Part of Liesel’s growing maturity is being able to look past the emotions of "everything's fine" to see that perhaps it isn't. Liesel recognizes that her emotions make the champagne taste better, and she can see now that it won't always be like this. |
| Inferences | the act or process of to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence |
| explicit text | fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal |
| Symbolism | The practice of representing things by symbols, or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. |
| literary elements | The following are all literary elements: plot, character, conflict, setting, theme and point of view. |
| Personification | Giving human characteristics to things that are not human |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated use for emphasis; dramatic overstatements, Ex: I have a mountain of homework. “The world was sagging now...” "A mountain range of rubble was written, designed, erected around her." “...There were two monsters sitting in the kitchen.” |
| Simile | comparing two different things using “like” or “as” “The guard was a small as a squirrel.” |
| Onomatopoeia | a word or words that imitate a sound (pg 92) “Good girl Liesel. Good girl. Pat, pat, pat.” |
| direct characterization | the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed by the use of descriptive adjectives, phrases, or epithets. |
| indirect characterization | the process by which the personality of a fictitious character is revealed through the character's speech, actions, appearance, etc. |
| connections | “Not leaving: an act of trust and love… " “It didn’t really matter what the book was about. It was what it meant that was more important.” “She often wished she was pale enough to disappear altogether.” “...He dragged her gently from her nightmare.” |
| Dramatic irony | irony that is inherent in speeches or a situation of a drama and is understood by the audience but not grasped by the characters in the play. |
| situation irony | expectations of something to happen, and what actually happens instead. |
| Alliteration (Tongue-twisters) | using the repetition of beginning consonant sounds “I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable.” “The mother, the girl, and the corpse remained stubborn and silent.” |
| verbal irony (Sarcasm) | This is when a speaker says one thing but actually means something completely different. Example: Sure, Mom, I'd absolutely love to clean my room all day on Saturday. |
| Metaphor | comparing two different things without using “like” or “as” “Death was honest Abe.” |
| List examples of simile of figurative language. | “The passengers slid out as if from a torn package.” “The sky is like soup, boiling and stirring.” |
| List examples of metaphor of figurative language. | “The streets were ruptured veins.” “I witness the ones who are left behind, crumbling among the jigsaw puzzle of realization, despair, and surprise.” “From a Himmel Street window, he wrote, the stars set fire to my eyes.” |
| Read Sketches to find 5 examples of personification. | “The trees wore blankets of ice.” “This time, the train limped through the snowed in country.” “Small houses and apartment blocks that looked nervous.” “The plane was still coughing.” “You could still see the bite marks of snow on her hands.” |
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