Liesel
Death
Setting
Other Characters
Important Events
100
What is the name of the first book Liesel stole?
The Grave Digger's Handbook
100
What 3 colors does Death associate with Liesel?
White, Black, Red
100
What street did the Hubermanns live on?
Himmel Street
100
Which Olympian did Rudy idolize?
Jesse Owens
100
Why did Liesel have to leave her mother's care?
Her mother was in danger because she was a Communist.
200
How did Liesel help her friends and neighbors during the air raids?
She read to them in the basement shelter.
200
Why does Death need a distraction?
He can't stand looking at the survivors
200
Where and with whom did Liesel learn to read?
The basement with Hans (Papa)
200
What was Max's father's full name?
Erik Vanderburg
200
What was the first thing Hans did that prevented him from joining the Nazi party?
Painted over a mark/slur put on a Jew's door
300
What does Liesel have frequent nightmares about?
Her brother
300
What does Death look like?
People/ us
300
Where did Max stay when he was sick?
Liesel's room
300
Who was Walter Kugler?
Max's friend who helped organize his escape to Himmel Street
300
What book did Liesel steal from the book burning?
The Shoulder Shrug
400
What is the name of the person who "adopted" Liesel after the final bombing?
Ilsa Hermann
400
What is Death's favorite colored sky?
Chocolate colored
400
Where was Liesel when she died?
Sydney, Australia
400
What is the name of the person who threw Liesel's book in the river?
Viktor Chemmel
400
How did Hans Hubermann survive the incident during WWII when he should have died for the 2nd time?
His normal seat on the military transport was taken and the person who took it died in the crash.
500
What was the weather like on the day Liesel died?
The best blue of the afternoon
500
In Part 2, Death says, “I guess humans like to watch a little destruction. Sand castles, houses of cards, that’s where they begin. Their great skill is their capacity to escalate” (109). What event is he referring to?
The book burning
500
What was the weather on the night of the bombing that destroyed Himmel Street?
Overcast and rainy
500
Who always spat on Rosa's front door?
Frau Holtzapfel
500
How did Liesel survive the bombing?
She was reading and editing The Book Thief