THE BOOK THIEF

Which sentence from the passage best shows how Death interacts with the dying?

• A. “Just don’t ask me to be nice.”

• B. “Where are my manners?”

• C. “I will carry you gently away.”

• D. “People say it suits me.”

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Which aspect of the passage most closely provides cultural context in the story?

• A. Death’s list of the characters in his tale

• B. Death’s statement in bold regarding A Small Theory

• C. Death’s description of the guards’ physical appearances

• D. Death’s statement in bold regarding A Reassuring Announcement

Which sentence from the passage best identifies a shift that occurs in the story?

• A. “I could introduce myself properly, but it’s not really necessary.”

• B. “As I’ve been alluding to, my one saving grace is distraction.”

• C. “It’s the leftover humans.”

• D. “First up is something white.”

Which inference can be best made from this text in the passage?

“I deliberately seek out the colors to keep my mind off them, but now and then, I witness the ones who are left behind, crumbling among the jigsaw puzzle of realization, despair, and surprise. They have punctured hearts. They have beaten lungs.”

• A. Death tries to ignore the difficult task he must quickly complete.

• B. Death sees the colors surrounding people before he sees what they look like.

• C. Death understands he must wait until people are ready to leave before he can take them.

• D. Death believes people who live through tragedy are worse off than people he takes with him.

What is a central idea of the passage?

• A. Death tries to justify the responsibility he has taking the lives of people he meets on his journey.

• B. Death watches a girl and her mother mourn and blames himself when he becomes interested in them.

• C. Death is troubled that the living are unaware of his presence when he is near.

• D. Death describes the joy he feels in the work he does each day.

According to information in the passage, which inference can be best made about Death?

• A. Death wants to trade places with a living person.

• B. Death is jealous of the relationships of the living.

• C. Death acts barbarically toward people that he visits.

• D. Death perceives the world differently than people do.

Match each underlined vocabulary word with its corresponding definition:

“I am in all truthfulness attempting to be cheerful about this whole topic, though most people find themselves hindered in believing me, no matter my protestations.”

• To have difficulty

• A wide range

• Loud or aggressive with little effect

• Repulsion or loathing

• To trudge or plod along

Match each underlined vocabulary word with its corresponding definition:

“I do, however, try to enjoy every color I see—the whole spectrum.”

• To have difficulty

• A wide range

• Loud or aggressive with little effect

• Repulsion or loathing

• To trudge or plod along

Match each underlined vocabulary word with its corresponding definition:

“I am all bluster—”

• To have difficulty

• Loud or aggressive with little effect

• Repulsion or loathing

• To trudge or plod along

• To show nervousness or agitation

Match each underlined vocabulary word with its corresponding definition:

“The abhorrence on his cheeks was growing thicker by the moment.”

• Repulsion or loathing

• o trudge or plod along

• To show nervousness or agitation

• To have difficulty

• A wide range