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The Book Thief Part VI

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did "death" characterize the year 1942?
a)
He said it was unusually cold.
b)
He said it was a time of inordinate suffering and death.
c)
He claimed it was a good year for those in Molching.
d)
He said it was a time of war.
2.

Liesel is how old in the year 1942 during the Snowman Christmas?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

13

d)

18

3.
Why was Christmas Day 1942 a special time for those in the Hubermann home?
a)
Each member of the household received a great gift.
b)
WWII was coming to an end, and everyone was happy.
c)
They were all looking forward to the upcoming year.
d)
Liesel brought snow into the basement and they forgot about their problems for a while.
4.

Identify the type of figurative language in the example: "...To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible."

a)

Analogy

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Paradox

5.
Why did Max wait so long to reveal his illness to the Hubermanns?
a)
He didn't think he was all that sick.
b)
He didn't communicate often with them.
c)
He didn't want to cause them additional inconvenience.
d)
He felt so ill that he couldn't make it up the stairs.
6.
Why did Liesel blame herself for bringing snow into the basement in order to build the snowman?
a)
She felt the increased snow is what got Max sick.
b)
She knew the mess from the snow would be horrible.
c)
She could have drawn suspision from people on Himmel Street.
d)
Rosa was already in a bad mood, and this didn't help matters.
7.

Identify the type of figurative language in the example: "...The colder he became, the more he melted."

a)

Analogy

b)

Oxymoron

c)

Paradox

8.

The first present given to Max was a __________.

a)

Flower

b)

Ball

c)

Cloud

d)

Toy soldier

9.
Which of the following items is NOT something Liesel gives to Max hoping it will heal him from his sickness?
a)
 A soccer ball.
b)
 A description of a cloud.
c)
A bouquet of flowers.
d)
 A feather.
10.
How many gifts does Liesel bring to Max in total during his time of sickness?
a)
8
b)
11
c)
13
d)
17
11.
What did Liesel hope to accomplish by bringing presents to the unconscious Max?
a)
She wanted to prove to him that even small presents can mean a great deal.
b)
If enough presents were collected, she could trade them for food.
c)
She hoped the presents would somehow restore him to health.
d)
She wanted to show him that she was not a selfish person.
12.

Which of the following was NOT one of the books Liesel read to Max during his sleep?

a)

The Standover Man

b)

The Whistler

c)

The Dream Carrier

d)

Mein Kampf

13.

T/F: Death, the narrator, did at one time come for Max's soul.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

T/F: A Jewish corpse was considered as dangerous as hiding a Jew still alive according to the narrator and the Hubermann's.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
Why did Rosa make an unplanned visit to Liesel's school?
a)
She was helping feed the children at school.
b)
Liesel forgot her backpack, so Rosa was bringing it to her.
c)
Liesel was in trouble for bringing snow into the basement.
d)
She pretended to scold Liesel, but she was letting her know about Max getting better.
16.
Why did Liesel deliberately injure her leg while playing outdoors?
a)
She wanted Rudy to feel sorry for her.
b)
She needed to inform Hans about the Nazi's looking through people's homes.
c)
she wanted to get out of the game they were playing.
d)
She wanted Rosa to care for her.
17.
Why did Death say that the sky was "the color of Jews"?
a)
The sky was yellow (same as the Star of David).
b)
Death always referred to the sky as a different color.
c)
Because of the constant operation of the gas chambers.
d)
The Germans were vicious, murderous people.
18.
How did Death respond to the mass destruction of  human lives?
a)
He responded with compassion and disbelief.
b)
He responded with indifference, this was his job.
c)
He responded with laughter at all the human weakness.
d)
He responded with happiness because it kept him busy.
19.
“He was the second snowman to be melting away before her eyes, only this one was different” (316). Max is being compared to a melting snowman. What literary device is this?   
a)
Metaphor
b)
Simile
c)
Foreshadow
d)
Symbolism
20.

What is the title of the book Liesel steals from Frau Hermann's library while Max is sick?

a)

The Dream Carrier.

b)

The Shoulder Shrug.

c)

The Whistler.

d)

The Gravedigger's Handbook.

21.

Where is the bombing in this section where Death experiences a sense of remorse?

a)

Munich

b)

Berlin

c)

Cologne

d)

England

22.
Why are men trolling the neighborhood where Liesel lives during her soccer game?
a)
They are collecting donations to benefit the Hitler Youth organization.
b)
They are searching for hidden Jews.
c)
They are handing out pamphlets about the Nazi party.
d)
They are inspecting basements that may be converted into bomb shelters.
23.

What did the Nazis paint on doors as they progressed down the street?

a)

LSR - Air-Raid Shelter

b)

Jew - Condemned

c)

Nazi - Confirmed Friend

24.
At the end of this section Death says, "the sky [is] the color of _______"
a)
stars 
b)
apples
c)
Jews
d)
Nazi's
25.

What word does Death say or remember when he thinks of those days during 1942?

a)

Why

b)

Jews

c)

Love

d)

God

26.

What literary element is being used, "I watched the sky as it turned from silver to gray to the color of rain. Even the clouds were trying to get away."

a)

allusion

b)

irony

c)

personification

d)

pun