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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Part 1) Flashcards

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1
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What is the English translation of Himmel Street?

A

Heaven Street

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2
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Who is Liesel Meminger’s brother?

A

Werner Meminger

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3
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How old was Liesel’s brother when he passed?

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6 years old

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Where does Liesel’s brother pass?

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On a train

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5
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Has befriende Liesel by teaching her to…

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Roll his cigarettes

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6
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Why does Rudy cover his body with coal?

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To imitate his hero, Jesse Owens

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7
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According to Death, the only thing worse than a boy who hates you is…

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A boy who loves you

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At the book burning, when Liesel says she hates Hitler, Hans slaps her. Why?

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It is very dangerous for Liesel to speak against Hitler in public, and Hans wants to make sure she never does it again

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The first time Max’s friend Walter Kugler visits him when Max is hiding in Stuttgart, he brings…

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Some bread, some fat, and some carrots

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10
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Ilsa Hermann, the major’s wife, lost her son. He died…

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In World War I

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11
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Liesel and Max are initially wary of each other. They begin to form a friendship when they start comparing their nightmares. Their nightmares are similar because…

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They both left family members behind in order to escape to safety

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Max makes Liesel a book called The Standover Man for her tenth birthday. What is the story about?

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How Max came to live with the Hubermanns

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13
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In order to stay in shape in the basement, Max…

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Does pushups and imagines boxing Hitler

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Liesel continues going to Ilsa Hermann’s house after Ilsa fires Rosa because…

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She steals books from the library

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15
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When Rudy rescues Liesel’s book from the river, he hopes to be rewarded with…

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A kiss

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Despite having no money for food or presents, the Hubermanns have “the greatest Christmas ever.” Why?

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Because Liesel builds a snowman in the basement

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When Max gets sick, Rosa and Hans are very worried that…

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He’ll die and they’ll have to get rid of his body

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18
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At the Hitler Youth Carnival, how many medals does Rudy win?

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Three

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After he gives bread to a Jewish prisoner being paraded through town, Hans’s attitude can best be described as…

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Panic for having jeopardized Max’s safety

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According to Death, everyone in Nazi Germany had to take their turn being punished. What was Hans’s punishment?

A

Being sent to war

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After Hans leaves, Rosa stays up holding his accordion each night because…

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It makes her feel close to her husband

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22
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The book Max leaves for Liesel is called The Word Shaker. It is about…

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A girl who grows her own tree in the forest

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23
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After Liesel tears up a book in Ilsa Hermann’s library, Ilsa brings Liesel a blank notebook so that…

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Liesel can write her own story

24
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When Himmel Street is bombed, Liesel is not killed because…

A

She is in the Hubermanns’ basement

25
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Rudy finally gets what he wants from Liesel after the bombing when she gives him…

A

A kiss

26
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When Death comes for Liesel, he gives her a book he rescued from the rubble the night of the bombing. What is it?

A

The Book Thief

27
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When Liesel asks Death if he read the book, he tells her he is…

A

Haunted by humans

28
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At the beginning of the novel, how many times does Death say he has seen the book thief?

A

Three

29
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At the beginning of the novel, who dies on the train to Munich?

A

Werner Meminger

30
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From whom does Liesel first get a book?

A

A gravedigger

31
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What is the name of the club that Liesel is enrolled in when she turns ten?

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Hitler Youth

32
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When Hans finds Liesel’s stolen book, what does he do?

A

Teaches her to read

33
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For her school assignment, to whom does Liesel write a letter?

A

Her mother

34
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Why is Hans called “the Jew painter”?

A

He paints over slurs

35
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What do Hans Jr. and Hans fight about when Hans Jr. comes to visit?

A

Hitler

36
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At the book burning, Liesel informs Hans that she hates Hitler. What does Hans do?

A

Slaps her

37
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What is the name of the book that Liesel steals from the book burning?

A

The Shoulder Shrug

38
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Who does Liesel identify as the woman who saw her steal the book at the book burning?

A

Ilsa Hermann

39
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When the character Max is first introduced, what is he doing?

A

Hiding

40
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What makes The Shoulder Shrug unacceptable literature to the Nazis?

A

Its Jewish hero

41
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When Rudy and Liesel fall in with a gang of kids, what do they start doing?

A

Stealing apples

42
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Where does Max keep his identity card when he is traveling to Molching?

A

A copy of MKPF

43
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When did Hans meet Max’s father?

A

World War I

44
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Erik Vandenburg, Max’s father, volunteered Hans to ___ to kept him out of battle.

A

Write letters

45
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What item of Erik’s did Hans keep with him throughout the war, and then try to return to Erik’s family?

A

Erik’s accordion

46
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Who warned Max that he needed to go into hiding on Kristallnacht?

A

Walter

47
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What is the name of the story that Max gives Liesel for her twelfth birthday?

A

The Standover Man

48
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Who is the cruel leader of the Hitler Youth who terrorizes Rudy?

A

Franz Deutscher

49
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After Frau Hermann fires Rosa, what book does Liesel steal from her library?

A

The Whistler

50
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When Rudy runs into Franz Deutscher and refuses to say when Hitler’s birthday is, what does Deutscher do?

A

Beats Rudy up

51
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What is the name of the boy with impaired hearing that Rudy tries to help at Hitler Youth meetings?

A

Tommy Muller

52
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Soon after the Christmas Eve, what happens to Max?

A

He becomes ill

53
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What is the title of the book that Liesel steals from Frau Hermann when she finishes reading The Whistler to Max?

A

The Dream Carrier

54
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How does Death describe the sky the summer after Max wakes up from his coma?

A

The color of Jews

55
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What is the benefit of Max’s illness that the Hubermanns and Liesel don’t mention?

A

There’s more food

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