The Book Thief - Part One

"Whoever named Himmel Street certainly had a healthy sense of Irony." This quote is an example of irony because...

• Himmel is actually translated to mean hell.

• Himmel is translated to mean heaven.

• Himmel is where Liesel met Hans Hubermann.

• Himmel is where Leisel's nightmare began.

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.1

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When this book opens, what year is it?

• 1933
• 1942
• 1939
• 1946

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CCSS.RL.8.1

".....Rosa Hubermann, who looked like a small wardrobe with a coat thrown over it." This quote from part one uses what type of figurative language?

• Personification
• Methaphor
• Hyberbole
• Simile

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CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

" Ash stumbled from its edge and lunged and lifted several times until it hit the ground." What type of figurative language is used in the quote above?

• Personification
• Simile
• Oxymoron
• Hyperbole

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CCSS.RL.8.4

"I would hasten to admit, however, that there was a considerable hiatus between the first stolen book and the second." Which of the following words could replace hiatus in the sentence above and keep the same meaning?

• travel
• break
• discussion
• punishment

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CCSS.RL.8.4

Which of the following characterization best describe Hans Hubermann?

• He had great talent, but he preferred to stay unnoticed.
• He was extremely conceited.
• He was ill-mannered, and had a very bad temper.
• He was very demanding and obsessive.

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CCSS.W.8.9A

"He had already cheated me in one world war but later be put into another......" In this quote "me" refers to ________.

• Hans
• Death
• the government
• Liesel

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following did Mrs. Hubermann insist that Liesel call her?

• Mama
• Mrs. Huberman
• Mam
• Rosa

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

The boy next door to Liesel, Ruby Steiner, was obsessed with an American athlete. With which athlete was he obsessed?

• Joe Louis
• Jesse Owens
• Henry Armstrong
• Hank Aaron

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CCSS.W.8.9A

What game did the children play in the street to pass their time?

• Soccer
• Rugby
• Cricket
• Hopscotch