Vocabulary Quiz from 'The Book Thief' Part 2

Fill in the blank: A 'Synagogue' is a ______.

• Place of worship for a Jewish congregation

• Limit beyond which something happens

• Something immaterial that interferes

• Fervent and militant proponent

What does 'Apparent' mean?

• Clearly revealed to the mind

• The limit beyond which something happens

• Consent reluctantly

• Intellectually productive.

Fill in the blank: The word 'Verge' refers to the ______.

• Place of worship

• Limit beyond which something happens

• Intense devotion

• Intellectual productivity

What is the definition of 'Succumb'?

• Consent reluctantly

• Stick to firmly

• Characterized by intense emotion

• A fervent and militant proponent.

Fill in the blank: A 'Deterrent' is something ______.

• Immaterial that interferes with action

• Intellectually productive

• Characterized by intense emotion

• A fervent proponent.

What does 'Adhere' mean?

• Stick to firmly

• Clearly revealed to the mind

• Consent reluctantly

• Intellectually productive.

Fill in the blank: A 'Partisan' is a ______.

• Fervent and militant proponent

• Place of worship

• Limit beyond which something happens

• Intellectually productive.

What does the word 'Flippant' mean in the context of the novel sentence?

• Showing inappropriate levity

• The most important point

• Marked by excessive enthusiasm

• Place of worship for a Jewish congregation.

Fill in the blank: The 'Crux' of the matter is the ______.

• Place of worship

• Most important point

• Intense devotion

• Intellectual productivity

Fill in the blank: To 'incinerate' something means to ______.

• freeze it

• reduce it to ashes

• paint it

• hide it