Characters 1
Prologue-Part 1
Part 2-3
Part 4-5
Characters 2
100
Liesel’s best friend; loves Jesse Owens
Who is Rudy Steiner?
100
Death introduces Liesel as a “perpetual survivor” foreshadows these three events wherein he interacts with her.
What is her brother’s death; the plane crash; and the bomb?
100
Hans gets Liesel this gift for Christmas in exchange for cigarettes.
What is two childrens' books?
100
Reader's are anticipating the arrival of this person at the Hubermann's home.
Who is Max Vandenberg?
100
Liesel’s foster mother with a fiery attitude; frequently uses
Who is Rosa Hubermann?
200
Jewish man who is hiding from the Nazis and heading to the Hubermanns
Who is Max Vandenberg?
200
Death deliberately tries to notice _____________ in its line of work as a way of distracting itself from survivors.
What is colors?
200
When Rudy insists that Liesel deserves a turn to read in class, she goes to the front of the class and does this:
What is cannot read her piece so she recites The Grave Digger’s Handbook?
200
Liesel and Rudy share the goods stolen from Otto Sturm with these people.
Who is Arthur Berg and his band of thieves?
200
German soldier who accuses his own father of being a coward
Who is Hans Junior?
300
An intelligent woman with her own library; mourning the loss of her son
Who is Ilsa Hermann?
300
The last time Death sees Liesel in the flesh, it actually wants to console her; instead it picks this up and refers to it several times a year.
What is Liesel's book?
300
Hans uses these two methods to teach Liesel to read.
What is writing on sandpaper and painting on the basement walls?
300
Ilsa Hermann and Liesel Meminger have this in common.
What is they have both lost people that they love?
300
Taught Hans Huberman to play the accordion
Who is Erick Vandenberg?
400
Classmate who teases Liesel about reading; gets beat up
Who is Tommy Muller?
400
This is the setting of the Book Thief (city, country, and year).
What is Molching, Germany in 1930s?
400
Liesel steals money from Rosa so that she can do this.
What is mail letters she writes to her birth mother?
400
Liesel and Rudy find joy in buying and sharing this from Frau Diller’s shop.
What is candy?
400
One of Liesel’s teachers; punishes her for the reading incident
Who is Sister Maria?
500
Young man who froze to death in 1918 presumably fighting in World War I
Who is Johann Hermann?
500
Upon her arrival to Himmel Street, Rosa calls Liesel ‘a saumensch’ because she refuses to do this.
What is take a bath?
500
Propaganda, banned books, and censored written materials are collected before Hitler’s birthday to do this.
What is serve as material for the book burning?
500

Liesel first met Max here.

What is saw him at the kitchen table?

500
Fifteen-year-old leader of a small group of thieves
Who is Arthur Berg?
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