The Book Thief-prologue to part 4 Flashcards
Who is the narrator?
Death
How does Death see the world?
Colors and then humans
Where does Death first see the Book Thief?
When her brother dies on the train
Why does Death do his job?
No one could ever take his place
What does Death have of the Book Thief’s?
Her book
According to Death, what does the color black symbolize?
Nazis
How did the Book Thief get her nickname?
Death gave it to her after she stole a book
What does Liesel take away from her brother’s funeral?
The Gravedigger’s Handbook
Where is Liesel’s mother taking her?
To a foster home
Who is finally able to get Liesel out of the car?
Hans Huberman
What makes Liesel’s eyes dangerous?
They are dark brown
Why were her father and the woman from the boarding house taken away?
They were accused of being communists
What is the first thing Hans Hubermann teaches Liesel?
To roll a cigarette
What does Saumensch mean?
Filthy Pig
What does Rosa tell Liesel to call her and Hans?
Mama Number Two and Papa
Where does Hans go in the evenings to make money?
To the bar to play his accordion
Why is school painful for Liesel?
She is sent to Kindergerten because she cannot read and write.
What does Frau Holtzapfel do every time she passes the Hubermann’s door?
She spits on the door
Where does Liesel have to go every Wednesday and Saturday from 3pm - 5pm?
With Mama to collect laundry
What is strange about the Hubermanns’ sleeping arrangements?
They sleep in the living room and Liesel has a room of her own
According to Death at the beginning of the chapter, how many books does Liesel own?
14
What do customers have to do in order to be served by Frau Diller?
Heil Hitler
Who is Liesel’s closest friend?
Rudy Steiner
What is the Jesse Owen incident?
When Rudy covered his body in charcoal and ran a pretend race at Hubert Oval one evening
What game do the kids play and what is Liesel’s position?
Soccer; goalie
What is the bet and wager between Rudy and Liesel at the end of this chapter?
Who can run the fastest; a kiss and Liesel gets a new position
Where is Liesel during the Jesse Owens incident?
With her real parents
How is Alex Steiner characterized?
A law abiding German who is conflicted about being a Nazi
Who is Mr. Kaufmann?
A Jewish shoemaker
Why is Rudy’s idolization of Jesse Owens dangerous?
Hitler and the Nazis do not like Black people
How is Mr. Steiner dressed? Why is he dressed this way?
He was dressed in a suit and tie almost always because he was a tailor.
How did Papa get Liesel’s book?
He found it while changing Liesel sheets
How does Papa react when Liesel wets the bed?
He washes the sheets and doesn’t mention it again
How do their midnight meetings change?
Papa teaches Liesel to read
What do they do with the sandpaper?
Write the alphabet on different pieces
How does Papa respond when Liesel wants to learn to read and he wants to go to bed?
Go to sleep and I’ll play you the accordion when you wake up
When they run out of sandpaper, how do Liesel and Papa write their words?
With paint on the basement walls
According to Liesel, what is the smell of friendship?
Cigarettes and kerosene
Why can’t they read in the kitchen?
Rosa won’t shut up
Where else does Papa take Liesel to read and listen to the accordion?
The Amper River
How do they convince Mama to let them leave the house to practice reading?
They take her laundry and deliver it for her
Why is Liesel moved up to the class with kids her own age?
She caused distractions for the younger class
Who points out that Liesel has not had her turn to read in front of the class?
Rudy
What happens when kids act foolishly in Sister Maria’s class?
They get beat out in the hall
Why did Liesel beat up Ludwig?
He teased her multiple times on the playground for not being able to read
Why did Liesel break down at the end of the chapter?
She is embarrassed that she can’t read, She misses her brother, She got beat by the teacher
According to Death, what makes the Nazi party succeed in Germany ?
They burn things
How did Papa pay for Liesel’s Christmas present?
Trading cigarettes
What is Liesel’s Christmas present?
2 books
How does Mama react to Liesel’s Christmas gift?
She is mad Papa wasted his money on that when he could have gotten her something more practical
How does Papa make it up to mama?
He buys her eggs
What bad news does Vogel give Rosa?
He can no longer afford for her to do his laundry
What new job does Liesel get?
Collecting and delivering Rosa’s laundry by herself
What new request does Liesel make of Papa?
Let her write a letter to her real mama
What happened when Liesel stole some of the laundry money?
Mama beats her with a wooden spoon
What realization does Liesel come to on the kitchen floor?
She will never hear back from her real mama
What is Molching preparing for?
Hitler’s birthday
From Death’s description, what can the reader infer happened on “the road of yellow stars”?
Jewish Shops were closed down and ransacked
What is the main source of tension between Hans Jr. and his father?
Hans Jr. is a Nazi and Hans is not
What does Hans Jr. call his father?
A coward
According to Death, in Stalingrad, what color is the sky in the morning and at night?
White then Red
What does Tommy do to get himself in trouble?
He keeps marching after they were told to stop
Where is Leisel in this chapter?
At a bonfire
How does Hans react when Liesel says she hates the Fuhrer?
He slaps her across the face
What did Liesel figure out about her real mother?
She was probably taken to the concentration camps
What keeps Hans from getting much work?
He is not yet a member of the Nazi party
What caused Liesel to say, “Gottverdammt”?
Liesel steal her second book
According to Death, what changes the color of the sky each day?
souls
What does Hans buy at the Nazi office?
A copy of Mein Kampf
What does Papa make Liesel promise?
Keep a promise if he ever asks her to
Who wrote Mein Kampf?
Adolf Hitler
What ugly truth does Liesel realize?
She is a thief
Papa’s application to be a Nazi will never be approved.
true or false?
True
Why doesn’t Liesel want to pick up the Mayor’s laundry?
She is paranoid that the mayor’s wife saw her stealing the book
What happened the 1st time Liesel went to the mayor’s house after the bonfire?
Nothing, she just got the laundry and left
What does the mayor’s wife show Liesel?
A library of books
How does Liesel react to this surprise?
She sneaks out and doesn’t even say, “Thank you.”
Why does Liesel return to the Mayor’s that same night?
She went back to say, “Thank you”
Why is the man sitting in the dark?
He is hiding
What is the Jew’s name?
Max
What does the man bring the Jew?
Food, an ID card, a key, a map and a book
After the man leaves on the train, what is the Jew afraid of?
He is afraid he will fall asleep and miss the signal
Where will the Jew be going when he leaves the dark room?
To the Hubermmann’s house
What is the secret that Hans is going to ask Liesel to keep?
That they are hiding a Jew.
Why was The Shoulder Shrug a banned book?
It shows Jews in a positive way
What does the Mayor’s wife do every time Liesel comes over?
Sits at the desk and stares at something that is not there
Who is Johann Hermann?
The Mayor’s dead son
What do Rudy and Liesel steal?
Apples
What is the real reason why Liesel vomits?
She is not used to eating so much
How did The Mayor’s wife’s son die? How does she say he died?
He was caught in a barbed wire fence. She says he froze to death.
How did Rudy and Liesel get $ to spend at the store?
They found it in the street
What do Rudy and Liesel buy at Frau Diller’s?
Candy
How does Max avoid detection on the train?
He reads his book
What is the English translation of Mein Kampf?
My Struggle
Of all the things that Walter Kugler leaves with Max on his last visit, which item has the weirdest purpose?
The spoon
Finish Walter Kugler’s sentence: “It could be worse. I could be ___________________________.
you
What does Rudy do to rob Otto Sturm?
Makes ice so Otto crashes his bike
When they get caught stealing potatoes, who does Arthur say he is (to the farmer)?
Jesse Owens
What do they decide to do with Otto Sturm’s basket?
Return it
When does Death see Arthur Berg after he moves away?
Holding his dead sister
How do Rudy and Liesel get revenge on Frau Diller?
They bring in 16 coins for mixed candy
Name 2 ways that Arthur Berg takes care of Liesel and Rudy.
Feeds them, helps Rudy not feels so disappointed after he gets caught in the fence
How did Hans avoid being killed when the rest of his unit was killed?
He was left behind to write letters for the Captain
What was Hans’ first mistake after the war?
Getting mad and initially revoking his application to be a Nazi
Who asks Hans if he is “a man who like to keep a promise”?
Walter Kugler
What happened to both adult male figures (his father and his uncle) in Max’s life?
One died of bullet wounds and the other died of cancer
As a teenager, how did Max get rid of extra energy?
He got into fist fights
What did the Nuremberg Laws say?
Jews cannot have German citizenship, Germans and Jews cannot intermarry
What does Max’s mother give him before He leaves with Walter?
Hans’ name and address
What is the “Wild Card” in Max’s plan?
Rosa
How many days did Max sleep and who was there when he 1st woke up?
3 days; Liesel
What do Liesel and Max have in common?
Nightmares
Why did Max move to the basement?
Max thought he deserved to be in the basement because he is a Jew
What did they tell Trudy about Max?
They didn’t tell her anything and he remained hidden in the basement
What did Max give to Liesel on her birthday?
A birthday wish and a lie
What did Liesel give Max for her birthday?
hug
How does Rosa react to Max’s arrival?
She feeds him
Where does Max sleep the 1st night?
In Liesel’s room
How does Liesel know things are serious the morning after Max arrived?
Rosa is quiet, Papa tells her she won’t be going to school, Rosa is not swearing at her at first
Where do Papa and Liesel go to talk on the morning after Max’s arrival?
To the basement
What does Papa say he will do if Liesel tells anyone their secret?
He will burn all her books
Why are Rosa and Hans keeping Liesel from going down into the basement?
Max is making a surprise for Liesel
What gift does Max give to Liesel?
A book
According to Max, who is the best Standover Man?
Liesel
What is Liesel’s new book written on?
On the basement walls and on pages of Mein Kampf
When Liesel goes to thank Max, what is strange about his reaction?
He doesn’t wake up after months of waking up at every single noise
What is a Standover Man?
protector
Why does death reveal the ending of the story?
To make you want to keep reading to find out how it happened
Why are there pictures of dice?
To symbolize Hans’ gamble and as headings within the chapter
What does Liesel imagine herself telling the Mayor’s wife?
There’s a Jew in my basement
Who does Max imagine himself fighting?
Hitler
Why does the Mayor really fire Rosa?
He is preparing for harder times
What made Tommy Mueller deaf?
He got lost in the cold and got an infection
How does Rudy get in trouble with Franz Deutscher?
He tries to explain what’s wrong with Tommy
According to Death, why does Viktor Chemmel steal?
He enjoys it
How does Rudy get in trouble with Viktor?
He complains about the apple
What promise does Viktor make to Rudy?
Rudy will pay for disrespecting Viktor
What is the subject of the book that Max writes?
The story what Hitler did to the Jews
What do Rudy and Liesel steal from the Mayor’s house? What do they leave behind?
A book; shoes
What got Rudy to finally go back to the Hitler Youth meetings?
He joined a new division
How does Viktor get his revenge on Rudy?
He throws Liesel’s book in the river
What is Rudy’s victory at the end of this section?
He saves Liesel’s book
What does Rudy ask Liesel to do? Does he get what he wanted from her?
A kiss. Yes but no, he was afraid of it because he longed for it so much and loved her.
