The Book Thief
Merchant of Venice
Thesis
Literacy Terms
Random
100
What are the names of Liesel’s foster parents?
Rosa and Hans Hubermann
100
who does Bassanio wish to marry?
Portia
100
a thesis is never...
a question
100
the time and place of a story or play
setting
100
What is a metaphor contaning like or as?
simile
200
What is the first book that Liesel steals?
Grave digger's handbook
200
What three things does Antonio decide Shylock must do, after he is found guilty?
+give half his belongings to the court +give all his remaining belongings to his daughter and Lorenzo upon his death + become a Christian
200
a thesis should pass what three questions?
how, why and so what
200
what is a clash between appearances and reality
irony
200
how does Hans pay for Liesel's books at Christmas?
trades his cigarettes
300
What is the last thing that death says to Liesel?
i am haunted by humans
300
Why won't Shylock accept Bassanio's invitation to dine with him?
he thinks they might give him pork, which is against his religion
300
_____+_____=good thesis
What you plan to argue+ how you plan to argue it
300
What is an apparently untrue or self-contradicting statment?
Paradox
300
What does Shylock want to take from Antonio because he could not pay off the loan
a pound of flesh
400
What is one of the metaphors in Max's book "The word shaker" ?
the power of words
400
Which person does Lorenzo use to give Jessica the love letter?
Lancelot
400
An effective thesis should be ...
clear and specific
400
What is the events of a story in the order they are told?
plot
400
What is it called when a word represents itself?
symbol
500
What question is used as code by Max to identify himself to Hans Hubermann as a Jew needing refuge?
Do you still play the accordion?
500
Where does Portia pretend she is going to stay, when in reality her and Nerissa are going to Venice?
a nearby monastery
500
A thesis express..
ONE main idea
500
What is the attribution of human emotions or characteristics to inanimate objects or to nature
pathetic fallacy
500
What is the author of The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
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