WorksheetsThe Book Thief Review
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 50mins
Author of the novel
John Steinbeck
Markus Zusak
Viktor Frankl
Anne Frank
The story takes place in which country?
France
England
Germany
Switzerland
Who narrates the story?
Anne Frank
Markus Zusak
the grim reaper
Death
Narrator's favorite color for the sky
dark chocolate
white chocolate
white chocolate macadamia nut
milk chocolate
Name of the book thief
Hansel
Gretel
Hannah
Liesel
Name of the book thief's brother
Hans
Werner
Herr Meminger
Viktor
What does "Himmel" street stand for?
hell
heaven
purgatory
Elysian Fields
Liesel's age as the novel opens
8
10
7
9
Name of Liesel's foster mother
Greta
Fraulein Homan
Rosa
Frau Deidre
Name of Liesel's foster father
Herr Meminger
Hans
Max
Peter
Name of the first book Liesel steals
The Book Thief
Shadows and Tall Trees
The Shoulder Shrug
The Gravedigger's Handbook
Name of the second book that Liesel steals
The Shoulder Shrug
The Gravedigger's Handbook, Part II
Mein Kampf
The House of Mirth
Who was "Der Fuhrer"?
Adolf Eichmann
Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Dr. Mengele
Translation for "saumensch"
filthy beast
filthy pig
filthy swine
filthy varmint
What is the only thing Liesel knows about her father?
He was a Nazi
He was French, not German
He was a Communist
He was Hitler's best friend
What Liesel's foster father does for a living
carpenter
painter
ditch digger
baker
Name of the town's louse-riddled drunk
Viktor Frankl
Tommy Muller
Max
Ernst Vogel
Spits on the Hubermanns' door every time she passes
Frau Diller
Frau Holtzapfel
Frau Steiner
Helga Vogel
Name of the "grim reaper" nun at Liesel's school
Sister Christian
Sister Louise
Sister Nun
Sister Maria
Famous African-American athlete who starred in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin
Jesse Owens
Usain Bolt
Adolf Hitler
Max Vandenburg
Walks Liesel to and from school
Max
Rudy
Vandenburg
Tommy
Terrible at soccer
Tommy Muller
Max Vandenburg
Pfiffikus
Ernst Vogel
Name of the foster care lady
Frau Heinrich
Helga
Rosa
Frau Diller
Liesel lives in this town
Heidelberg
Molching
Himmel
Munich
Liesel beats up this character
Tommy Muller
Rudy Steiner
Hans Hubermann
Ludwig Schmeikl
What Rudy tells Liesel that she will one day be "dying to do"
be his friend
marry him
fall in love with him
kiss him
What is Frau Diller's "golden rule"?
show respect to Hitler when they enter her shop
drop out of the Nazi Party
join Hitler Youth
donate to the Third Reich
Due to the trauma she's suffered, Liesel
cries every day at school
has nightmares and wets the bed
stays up all night reading stolen books
fights constantly with Rosa and Hans
Teaches Liesel to read
Rosa
Hans
Hans Jr.
Rudy
When the narrator calls the Jewish houses "infected sores," he is using which literary device?
simile
metaphor
irony
onomatopoeia
What Hans sells in order to buy Liesel a Christmas present
vapes
cigarettes
leftover paint
an old Nazi flag
What Hans gives Liesel for Christmas
two books
new shoes
makeup and other "girl stuff"
nothing
Hans also sells cigarettes to buy Rosa
a dozen eggs
a new bow for her hair
a new piano
dough for baking
Hans is gifted at
playing soccer with the children
playing the piano-accordion
playing the flute
playing the saxophone
Name of the mayor's wife
Elsa Achtung
Ilsa Hermann
Helga Vogel
Frau Diller
Name of the Hermanns' son
Hans Jr.
Herman
Rudy
Johann
Ilsa thinks that Johann
died in the war
froze to death
starved to death
drowned
Name of the leader of the gang
Rudy Steiner
Arthur Berg
Ludwig Schmeikl
Hans Jr.
Rudy and Liesel steal
a Volkswagen
paint for Hans
a basket of food from Otto
peaches from Frau Diller's shop
What the gang steals
books
apples
trash
money
German Jew who hides in the Hubermanns' basement
Otto von Bismarck
Josef Mengele
Max Vandenburg
Walter Kugler
Ironically, this item helps keep Max safe during his journey to Himmel Street
money
a copy of Hitler's book, Mein Kampf
an old Nazi flag
a yellow star
Why does Hans agree to help Max?
Max's father, Erik, saved Hans's life during the war
Hans saved Max's father, Erik, during the war
Hans had a soft spot in his heart for ex-Nazis
Hans promised to help anyone who defied Hitler
How does Erik Vandenburg "save" Hans?
he nominates Hans to stay behind one day to write letters to relatives of dead German soldiers
he trades ID cards with Hans so that Hans can return home
he throws himself over a grenade and shields Hans from the shrapnel
he provides Hans with a medical excuse to stay in the infirmary on the day that the entire platoon is destroyed
Why is the Nazi Party "upset" with Hans?
He has Jewish children
He attempts to withdraw his application to join the Party, and he paints over the slurs that Germans wrote across Jewish homes
They caught him throwing a copy of Hitler's book into the fire during the book burning episode
He refused to murder innocent children at Dachau
Who is Max's best friend?
Rudy Steiner
Erik Vandenburg
Walter Kugler
Hans Jr.
Why is Max concerned about living with the Hubermanns?
He tells Walter that children "have big mouths," and he's afraid of getting caught
He knows that Hans is a war deserter
He knows that Hans is a new member of the Nazi Party
He knows that Rosa hates his parents and doesn't really want to help him hide
What does Hans do to ensure that Liesel keeps the secret about Max?
whips her with a switch
withholds food from her for one full day
tells her that if she tells her friends, then he will ground her indefinitely
threatens to burn her books and tells her that they will all be taken away, never to return
Why is Liesel conflicted about helping Max?
She's afraid that she'll fall in love with him.
She knows that she'll have less food to eat.
She is aware of the danger that comes with hiding a Jew.
She's afraid that he'll try to take the place of her brother.
How are Max and Liesel similar?
Max is also a Jew.
Max also wets the bed.
Max also lost a younger brother.
Max also suffers from nightmares.
