Book Thief Study Guide

Who is the book narrated by?

• Liesel

• Hans

• Max

• Death

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Which choice best describes the narrator?

• sympathetic and somewhat kind

• angry and bitter

• nonchalant and apathetic

• unhappy and hopeless

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the narrator interested with?

• Smells

• Colours

• Sounds

• Scenes

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What instrument does Hans play?

• Flute

• Guitar

• Accordion

• Violin

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Who dies at the beginning of the book?

• Liesel

• Max

• Werner

• Rosa

What literary technique is frequently used?

• Foreshadowing

• Similes

• Alliteration

• Onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the first book Liesel reads?

• The Invisible Man

• Mein Kampf

• The Rainbow Man

• The Grave Digger's Handbook

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Himmel Street means:

• Heaven Street

• Hate Street

• Happy Street

• Hardship Street

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

Why was Liesel's mother taken by the Nazis?

• She was a Jew

• She was disabled

• She was a communist

• She outwardly opposed the Nazis

What does Rosa do for work?

• She doesn't have a job

• She works at the local cafe

• She is an accountant

• She washes people's laundry

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5