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100
Which literary term is direct comparison using the words “like” or “as?”
Simile
100
Rosa Hubermann
Who is a squat woman with a rough exterior, who calls Liesel a Saumensch?
100
Exposition
What is the introduction called?
100
Guten Tag
What is the German term for good morning?
100
Personification
What literary term gives items human feelings?
200
Hyperbole
What literary term boldly exaggerates a statement and adds emphasis?
200
Max Vandenburg
Who is the Jewish man who hides in the Hubermanns' basement?
200
Conflict
What are the problems or struggles characters face in a story?
200
Saumensch
What is the German word for female pig?
200
Adolf Hitler
How was the leader of Germany during WWII
300
Metaphor
Which figure of speech is a comparison without using the word like or as?
300
Hans Hubermann
How is a very tall man who walks upright and plays the accordion?
300
Climax
The turning point of the story is what?
300
Kommunist
What is the group that supported class conflict. Against the Nazi party?
300
Sasukerl
What is the name for a boy pig in German?
400
Alliteration
Which term is a repetition of the same sound in a sequence of words, usually at the beginning of a word?
400
Liesel Meminger
Who is a ten year old that has never gotten an education?
400
Rising action
What is the series of conflicts or struggles that build the story toward a climax?
400
Himmel
What is the German word for heaven?
400
Death
Who watches over Liesel?
500
Denotation
Which literary term is the dictionary definition of a word?
500
Rudy Steiner
Who is known for painting himself black?
500
Internal conflict
What is the emotional struggles of characters?
500
Führer
What is the German word for Germany's leader?
500
The Grave Diggers Handbook
What is the name of the first book that Liesel stole?
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