The Book Thief Parts 6 and 7

Why did Max wait so long to reveal his illness to the Hubermanns?

• He didn't think he was all that sick.

• He didn't communicate often with them.

• He didn't want to cause them additional inconvenience.

• He felt so ill that he couldn't make it up the stairs.

Why did Liesel blame herself for bringing snow into the basement in order to build the snowman?

• She felt the increased snow is what got Max sick.

• She knew the mess from the snow would be horrible.

• She could have drawn suspision from people on Himmel Street.

• Rosa was already in a bad mood, and this didn't help matters.

^{Which of the following items is NOT something Liesel gives to Max hoping it will heal him from his sickness?}

• A soccer ball.

• A description of a cloud.

• A bouquet of flowers.

• A feather.

What did Liesel hope to accomplish by bringing presents to the unconscious Max?

• She wanted to prove to him that even small presents can mean a great deal.

• If enough presents were collected, she could trade them for food.

• She hoped the presents would somehow restore him to health.

• She wanted to show him that she was not a selfish person.

Why did Liesel deliberately injure her leg while playing outdoors?

• She wanted Rudy to feel sorry for her.

• She needed to inform Hans about the Nazi's looking through people's homes.

• she wanted to get out of the game they were playing.

• She wanted Rosa to care for her.

Why did Death say that the sky was "the color of Jews"?

• The sky was yellow (same as the Star of David).

• Death always referred to the sky as a different color.

• Because of the constant operation of the gas chambers.

• The Germans were vicious, murderous people.

“He was the second snowman to be melting away before her eyes, only this one was different” (316). Max is being compared to a melting snowman. What literary device is this?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Foreshadow

• Symbolism

Why are men trolling the neighborhood where Liesel lives during her soccer game?

• They are collecting donations to benefit the Hitler Youth organization.

• They are searching for hidden Jews.

• They are handing out pamphlets about the Nazi party.

• They are inspecting basements that may be converted into bomb shelters.

At the end of this section Death says, "the sky [is] the color of _______"

• stars

• apples

• Jews

• Nazi's

What literary element is being used, "I watched the sky as it turned from silver to gray to the color of rain. Even the clouds were trying to get away."

• allusion

• irony

• personification

• symbolism