English Part 2-6 Book Thief Quiz

• The narrator of the story

• is initially sardonic, with a darkly wry sense of humor, but as the novel progresses and World War II accelerates, expresses weariness and remorse about having to collect so many souls

Death

• The protagonist of the story.

• changes from an angry, distrusting character to one who deeply loves her family and friends.

• By the end of the book she has a strong personal moral code, and is not afraid to endanger herself to enforce it.

Liesel Meminger

• Liesel’s foster father.

• is patient and gentle with Liesel, and is the first adult able to win her trust.

• He is constantly motivated to help others, and his strong sense of right and wrong causes him to act against his own best interests.

• hides jew in basement

Hans Hubermann

• Liesel’s foster mother

• Unlike her husband, first comes across as cold and impatient.

• The story reveals through her treatment of Liesel and willingness to take in Max, however, that beneath her tough exterior she is in fact kind and caring.

Rosa Hubermann

• Liesel’s best friend.

• With his blond hair, blue eyes, and athletic and intellectual talents, he is the physical embodiment of the perfect Aryan specimen, but he has surprising sensitivity and compassion.

• He is in love with Liesel and is always there for her.

Rudy Steiner

• The mayor’s wife.

• At the start of the book she is so shattered by the death of her son she can barely function as a person, but once she begins interacting with Liesel, she opens up and show sensitivity and concern.

Isla Hermann

• The Hubermann’s secret lodger.

• When he comes to hide in the Hubermanns’, he is cautious and withdrawn. As he grows stronger, he reveals his tremendous rage towards Hitler, which motivates him to stay alive no matter what.

• Of all the characters, he most understands Liesel’s experience, and the two become not just friends but soul mates.

Max Vadenburg

• The first leader of the apple-stealing gang.

• Tough but fair, he shares the loot equally with the other kids.

Arthur Berg

• The leader of Rudy’s Hitler Youth group.

• A sadist who represents the Nazi ideal, he takes special pleasure in tormenting and humiliating Rudy.

Franz Deutscher

• The mayor and Ilsa Hermann's son, who died in World War I.

• His death is responsible for Ilsa's depression.

Johann Hermann

• Max's father who served in World War I with Hans.

• saves Hans' life by volunteering him for a writing assignment on the day he and everyone else in his regiment are killed in battle.

• taught Hans to play the accordion, and Hans' accordion was originally ______’s.

Erik Vandenburg

Set in _______, ___________

Munich, Germany

Mein kampf

My struggle

Kristallnacht

the night of broken glass (called this because they broke into jews homes)

Gestapo

secret police

Onslaught (n)

an especially fierce attack

innocuously (adv)

producing no injury

echelons (n)

an arrangement of a body of troups with its units each somewhat to the left or right of the one in the rear like a series of steps

futile (adj)

serving no useful purpose

illustrious (adj)

notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions

Vehement (adj)

marked by forceful energy

Deluge (n)

an overflowing of the land by water

auspicious (adj)

showing or suggesting that future success is likely

raucous (adj)

disagreeably harsh or strident

Derision (n)

the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt

staunch (adj)

steadfast in loyalty or principle