Names
"A jew once saved his (Hans) life and he couldn't forget that. He couldn't join a party that antagonized people in such a way." (Zusak 180)
This quote is referring to __________ saving Hans' life and him not wanting to join __________.
Erik Vandenburg
NSDAP
Did Max fight the Furher?
No, he was having a nightmare
How many sides did the die have?
seven
"...the body in the opposite bed had turned and curled up. It was no longer a straight log but a kind of Z shape, reaching diagonally from corner to corner. Zigzagging the bed." (Zusak 201)
This is an example of ___________.
imagery
Who eats pea soup and gets sick the night he arrives at the Hubermanns?
Max
"...Max hovered next to her. It was always the injured, thankful expression on his face and the swamp-filled eyes." (Zusak 211)
This is an example of _________.
characterization
A saying commonly used in surprise, anger or excitement in this book
"_______, _________ and _________"
Jesus, Mary and Joseph
"He approached an old faithful named Herbert Bollinger - a man with a hemisphere waistline who spoke Hochdeutsch (he was from Hamburg) - when he saw him on Munich Street." (Zusak 180)
This is an example of _________.
characterization
"That afternoon, in the secret ground below 33 Himmel Street, the Hubermanns, Liesel Meminger, and Max Vandenburg prepared the pages of _____________. (Zusak 257)
Hint: after The Standover Man
The Word Shaker
Viktor asks Rudy and Liesel if they want to ________ with him.
steal
What two characters swap nightmares?
Liesel and Max
"Where's the will to hold on? Of course, at thirteen, he was a little excessive in his harshness. He (Max) had not looked something like me in the face. Not yet." (Zusak 189)
This quote is an example of __________ of _________.
personification
death
What books did Liesel get for her twelfth birthday?
(Zusak 221-223)
The Mud Men
The Standover Man
Liesel would save _________ for Max to do the _________.
newspapers
crosswords
Max asks Liesel to help him with a task involving scissors, what is it?
Liesel gives Max a haircut
"Outside, a mountain of cold November air was waiting at the front door each time Liesel left the house. Drizzle came down in spades. Dead leaves were slumped on the road." (Zusak 209)
What types of figurative language are seen in the quote above?
metaphor - "a mountain of cold November air"
personification - "air was waiting at the front door"
idiom/hyperbole - "drizzle came down in spades"
personification - "dead leaves were slumped on the road"
"She would choose a handful of books and read small segments of each, until one afternoon, she found one she could not put down. It was called _________." (Zusak 213)
The Whistler
Walter gives Max a copy of Mein Kampf and tells him to turn to page __________.
Max counts his steps in increments of ________.
Max and Walter fought ___________ times.
Max writes a story ______________ pages long.
thirteen
"She was battered and beaten up... Her eyes had blackened. Cuts had opened up and a series of wounds were rising... All from the ________. From Liesel's __________." (Zusak 263).
Who is this quote talking about?
Was this person actually injured?
What is the deeper meaning behind this quote?
Fill in the blanks.
Ilsa Hermann
No
the power of words
words, words
"He could already taste the error, like a metal tablet in his mouth." (Zusak 182)
This example of a (figurative language) __________ is referring to ____________.
simile
Hans regretting his decision to apply for NSDAP