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Who is Max Vandenburg?
Causing someone to feel uneasy
What is disconcerting?
The narrator of the novel.
Who is Death?
"The boy's spirit was soft and cold, like ice cream"
What is a simile?
Who is Hans?
Comes home from the Russian front and commits suicide.
Who is Michael Holtzapfel?
To pretend to be affected by
What is feign?
Soft soul; plays the accordion.
Who is Hans Hubermann?
"His face was a mustache."
What is a metaphor?
"And please, don't punish yourself, like you said you would. Don't be like me, Liesel."
Who is Ilsa Hermann?
Boyhood friend who helps Max escapes the Nazis in Stuttgart.
Who is Walter Kugler?
Marked by firm determination
What is resolute?
Lemon-colored hair; idolizes Jessie Owens.
Who is Rudy?
"This time, the train limped through the snowed-in country."
What is personification?
"I am haunted by humans."
Who is Death?
Keep her house cold while mourning the loss of her son.
Who is Ilsa Hermann?
To be thoughtful or reflective
What is pensive?
Neighborhood character with a foul mouth who loves whistling.
Who is Pfiffikus?
"They rustled their thoughts."
What is personification?
"I didn't take this man into my house to watch him die. Understand? Now go."
Who is Rosa Hermann?
Grocery store owner who insists all customers "heil Hitler."
Who is Frau Diller?
A person or thing that is the perfect example
What is epitome?
Owns a tailor shop.
Who is Alex Steiner?
The fact that Himmel means Heaven. (The street where Liesel now lives)
What is irony?
"Goodbye Saumensch... Good night, book thief."
Who is Rudy Steiner?