Literary Analysis #14

"The Sleeper" is mostly about...

• Liesel's nightmares

• Liesel watching Max sleep

• Liesel falling asleep in school

• Liesel not being able to sleep at night

Why does Liesel watch Max sleep?

• She wants to make sure he stays at the house.

• She wants to make sure he doesn't steal anything.

• She wants to make sure he is ok and alive.

• She wants to make sure he doesn't hurt Rosa.

How has Rosa has changed since Max arrived?

• she is angry and swears more

• she is weak and sad

• she is softer and not as angry

• she is loving and shows affection

How are Liesel and Max the same?

• they are both running from Nazis, have friends, steal

• they both lost family, are hiding, love reading, and fighters

• they are both Jewish, have siblings, ran away from home

• they are the same age, steal books, like pea soup

Liesel's and Max's nightmares are about...

• loss of loved ones

• stealing food

• writing books

• hiding in basements

What does Liesel hope to accomplish by giving Max newspapers?

• pass the time

• to do the crosswords

• teach him to read

• ease his boredom

Interpret this quote-

"...there is no way he'd give such propaganda to a young German girl. That would be like the lamb handing a knife to the butcher." (221)

• The book contains romantic ideas;

  giving it to Liesel is the equivalent to the lamb asking to be killed.

• The book contains dangerous ideas; giving it to Liesel is the equivalent to the lamb asking to be killed.

• The book contains fantasy ideas;

  giving it to Liesel is the equivalent to the lamb asking to be killed.

• The book containes mysterious ideas; giving it to Liesel is the equivalent to the lamb asking to be killed.

One of Max's internal conflicts is...

• He suffers from fitting in with the Hubermann's

• He suffers from living in the basement

• He suffers from starvation

• He suffers from survivor's guilt

What is the MAIN conflict in the novel?

• Society's conflict with world hunger.

• Society's conflict with Nazi Germany.

• Society's conflict with the economy.

• Society's conflict with global warming.