The Book Thief

What is the English translation of Himmel Street?

• Heaven Street
• High Street
• Rubble Street

Where does Liesel’s brother die?

• At home in bed
• on a train
• In Hans and Rosa’s basement

Why does Rudy cover his body with coal?

• to be invisible at night
• To imitate his hero, Jesse Owens
• To avoid joining the Hitler Youth group

At the book burning, when Liesel says she hates Hitler, Hans slaps her. He does this because

• It is very dangerous for Liesel to speak against Hitler in public, and Hans wants to make sure she never does it again
• She has just stolen a book, and he wants to teach her stealing is wrong
• He is extremely patriotic and loves Hitler

Max makes Liesel a book called The Standover Man for her tenth birthday. The story is about

• How Hitler rose to power
• A bird that wishes it were a man
• How Max came to live with the Hubermanns

When Max gets sick, Rosa and Hans are very worried that

• His coughing will alert the neighbors
• He’ll die and they’ll have to get rid of his body
• His illness is contagious

When Himmel Street is bombed, Liesel is not killed because

• She is in Ilsa Hermann’s library
• She is looking for Max in the forest
• She is in the Hubermanns’ basement

Which group of people in Nazi Germany did Zusak want to showcase in his novel?

• The people who resisted
• The allied occupying forces
• The Russian immigrants

The narrator of the story is..

• Liesel
• Max
• Death

How does Liesel initially act when she arrives at the Hubermann's home?

• thankful
• defensive
• releived