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The Book Thief Review

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 3hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the book narrated by?

a)

Liesel

b)

Hans

c)

Max

d)

Death

2.

Who dies at the beginning of the book?

a)

Liesel

b)

Max

c)

Werner

d)

Rosa

3.

What is the first book Liesel reads?

a)

The Invisible Man

b)

Mein Kampf

c)

The Rainbow Man

d)

The Grave Digger's Handbook

4.

What German city is Himmel Street located?

a)

Berlin

b)

Munich

c)

Dresden

d)

Frankfurt

5.

Who did the accordion once belong to?

a)

Liesel's mother

b)

Han's father

c)

Rosa's father

d)

Max's father

6.

Why is Liesel teased at school?

a)

She can't speak German.

b)

She can't read or write.

c)

She is bad at singing.

d)

The students find out her mother is a communist.

7.

Who was Frau Diller?

a)

A student at Liesel's school

b)

A staunch Aryan shop owner

c)

A communist supporter

d)

A Jewish local

8.

Hans had blown his chances of joining the Nazi Party by...

a)

taking an orphaned Jewish child into his home.

b)

talking about Jesse Owen's victories in a positive way.

c)

refusing to allow his son to attend the Hitler Youth meetings.

d)

painting over the slurs written on a Jewish shop front.

9.

Who had seen Liesel take the book from the ashes after the book burning?

a)

Ludwig Schmeikl

b)

Rudy Steiner

c)

Ilsa Hermann

d)

Rosa Hubermann

10.

Liesel and Rudy joined a group of older kids, led by Arthur Berg, who...

a)

met secretly to discuss politics.

b)

stole fruit and vegetables from farmers.

c)

played soccer every Saturday.

d)

vandalized the homes of wealthy people.

11.

How had Erik Vandenburg saved Hans's life during World War II?

a)

by dragging him to safety after he was shot in a skirmish

b)

by nominating him as the soldier with the best penmanship

c)

by teaching him to play the accordion

d)

by volunteering to take his watch on the night the bombs fell

12.

Max Vandenburg and Walter Kugler became friends after...

a)

they fought each other thirteen times in street fights.

b)

they became coworkers at the same factory.

c)

Walter's younger sister introduced them to each other at a party.

d)

Walter tried to steal Max's wallet.

13.

In his first book, Max wrote that all his life, he had been scared of...

a)

his family leaving him alone.

b)

men standing over him.

c)

darkness surrounding him.

d)

people making fun of him.

14.

In Ilsa Hermann's letter to Liesel, Liesel learned that Ilsa...

a)

knew Liesel had been stealing her books.

b)

had had a daughter who had died of tuberculosis.

c)

was moving away from Molching in the spring.

d)

was angry at Liesel for breaking into her house.

15.

What event prompted Max to leave Himmel Street?

a)

Rosa lost her final customer.

b)

Trudy Huberman decided to move back to her parents home.

c)

Hans gave bread to one of the Jews who was walking to Dachau.

d)

The Huberman's basement was approved as an air-raid shelter.

16.

Shortly after Hans became a member of the Nazi Party, he was...

a)

drafted into the German army.

b)

congratulated by his son, Hans Junior.

c)

hired to paint several houses.

d)

asked to play his accordion at a "parade".

17.

Liesel finally kissed Rudy when he...

a)

died in the air raid on Himmel Street.

b)

rescued her book from the Amper River.

c)

gave her a Christmas present.

d)

was beaten by the Nazi soldier.

18.
Whom does Max fantasize fighting?
a)
Walter Kugler
b)
Hitler
c)
Viktor Chemmel
d)
Hans Jr.
19.
What special event is on the day of the book burning?
a)
The President's birthday
b)
The Mayor's birthday
c)
The anniversary of the Nazi Party
d)
Hitler's birthday
20.
What is the English translation of Himmel Street?
a)
Heaven Street
b)
Main Street
c)
Rubble Street
d)
High Street
21.
Despite having no money for food or presents, the Hubermanns have "the greatest Christmas ever."  Why?
a)
because Hans plays his accordion
b)
because Max read them a story
c)
because the family builds a snowman in the basement
d)
because Rosa builds a fire in the fireplace
22.
When Max gets sick, Rosa and Hans are very worried that
a)
they can't afford medicine
b)
his illness is contagious
c)
his coughing will alert the neighbors
d)
he'll die and they'll have to get rid of his body
23.
After he gives bread to a Jewish prisoner being paraded through town, Hans's attitude can best be described as
a)
pride for having intervened
b)
disgust for having watched the parade
c)
sorrow over how the Jews were treated
d)
panic for having jeopardized Max's safety
24.
When Himmel Street is bombed, Liesel is not killed because
a)
she is in Ilsa Hermann's library
b)
she is riding bikes with Rudy
c)
she is in the Hubermann's basement
d)
she is looking for Max in the forest
25.
When Death comes for Liesel, he gives her a book he rescued from the rubble the night of the bombing.  What is it?
a)
The Book Thief
b)
The Grave Digger's Handbook
c)
The Whistler
d)
The Word Shaker
26.
Of the following characters, who did NOT survive the bombing?
a)
Liesel
b)
Alex Steiner
c)
Max Vandenburg
d)
Rosa Hubermann
27.
After Liesel tears up a book in Ilsa Hermann's library, Ilsa brings Liesel a blank notebook so that
a)
Liesel can write letters to her mother
b)
Liesel can write her own story
c)
Liesel can do her math homework
d)
Liesel can draw a picture for Max
28.
The book Max leaves for Liesel is called The Word Shaker.  It is about
a)
a girl who grows her own tree in the forest
b)
a man who shakes words out of chickens
c)
a family that eats words instead of soup
d)
a boy who sails the River Amper on a boat made of a kiss
29.

What does Death notice often about the sky when someone dies?

a)

It is always brown.

b)

It includes an eclipse.

c)

It is always sunny.

d)

It is always a certain color.

30.

The midnight classes between Liesel and Hans begin by

a)

Liesel learning the alphabet.

b)

Liesel reading The Gravedigger's Handbook.

c)

Hans reading "The Standover Man."

d)

Hans entering Liesel's bedroom due to her having nightmares.

31.

Hans slaps Liesel because

a)

she cusses at Rosa.

b)

she comes home late for dinner.

c)

she breaks his accordion.

d)

she says she hates Hitler.

32.

Which of the following words best describes Liesel's biological father?

a)

Nazi

b)

Kommunist

c)

Loving

d)

Lost

33.

What does Hans trade for books?

a)

Painting

b)

Playing his accordian

c)

Cigarettes

d)

Alcohol

34.
The boy next door to Liesel, Ruby Steiner, was obsessed with an American athlete. With which athlete was he obsessed?
a)
Joe Louis
b)
Jesse Owens
c)
Henry Armstrong
d)
Hank Aaron
35.
What game did the children play in the street to pass their time?
a)
Soccer
b)
Rugby
c)
Cricket
d)
Hopscotch
36.
Which of these is NOT true about Hans Hubermann?
a)
He loved to smoke
b)
He was a painter by trade
c)
He hated children
d)
He mainly enjoyed rolling cigarettes
37.
What does Death say his distraction is from his job?
a)
having lunch
b)
looking at the stars
c)
looking at the colors in the sky
d)
taking the next victim
38.
How did Liesel acquire her first book?
a)
Grabbed it out of a garbage truck
b)
Took it out of the gravedigger's bag
c)
Picked it up after the gravedigger dropped it
d)
It was given to her
39.
Why do the Gestapo want Rudy Steiner?
a)
They want to question him about Max.
b)
They want to arrest him for stealing.
c)
They want to question him about his rudeness to Franz Deutscher.
d)
They want him to attend an elite Nazi training school.
40.
Which of the following activities do Rudy and Liesel spend the summer doing? 
a)
swinging 
b)
shopping
c)
stealing
d)
sewing
41.
What does Rudy's father, Herr Steiner, do for a living? 
a)
tailor
b)
actor
c)
doctor
d)
taxi driver