Name:__________________________________

The Book Thief Part 1 Quiz

Characterization: Write the name of the character that is being described on the line below.

old man
_______________He was constantly whistling a tune called the Radetzky March, and all the
kids in town would call out to him and duplicate that tune.”
_______________”He
hans was a painter by trade and played the piano accordion.”

_______________”When he was set upon, he was slapped and clawed and obliterated by a girl

who was utterly consumed with rage”

_______________”He
rudy was 8 months older than Liesel and had bony legs, sharp teeth, gangly

blue eyes, and hair the color of a lemon.”

ilsa
_______________”A woman with startled eyes, hair like fluff, and the posture of defeat.”
death
_______________ “I most definitely can be cheerful. I can be amiable. Agreeable. Affable.

And that’s only the A’s. Just don’t ask me to be nice. Nice has nothing to do with me.”
liesel
_______________Book Thief

_______________”A
Text sharp-edged woman with fat glasses and a nefarious glare. She

developed this evil look to discourage the very idea of stealing from her shop.”

_______________”She
rosa was five feet, one inch tall and wore her browny gray strands of

elastic hair in a bun…She did washing and ironing for five of the wealthier households.”
tommy
_______________”A kid whose chronic ear infections had resulted in several operations, a

pink river of skin across his face, and a tendency to twitch.”

_______________”A
alex tailor…He was rarely seen on the street without a suit and tie…He was a

member of the Nazi party but did not hate the Jews”

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Figurative Language: Identify what each quote is an example of…simile, hyperbole,
foreshadowing, personification, onomatopoeia, alliteration. (Each may be used more than once).
simile
_______________”He adjusted his position and his bones creaked like itchy floorboards” (65)
personification
_______________”The small house compressed beside it shivered with a little more
severity…“ (50).
hyperbole
_______________”’One day Liesel,’ he said, ‘ you’ll be dying to kiss me’” (55)

_______________”Rudy
foreshadowing understood nothing, and that night was the prelude of things to
come” (51).
_______________”The soft-spoken words fell off the side of the bed, emptying to the floor
personification
like powder” (65)
personification
_______________”His bare feet gripped the soil. He could feel it holding on between his
toes” (57)
metaphor
_______________”I traveled the globe as always, handing souls to the conveyor belt of
eternity” (23).
alliteration
_______________ “Much pleasure; then from thee much more must flow” (Donne).

Analysis: Answer each of the questions below.

1. What is Liesel’s relationship with her foster mother like?

2. What happens to Liesel’s brother? Where does it happen?

3. What was the Jesse Owens incident?

4. What is Papa’s first lesson in teaching Liesel how to read?

Bonus: Name the object that each description symbolizes.

______________Symbolizes the last time Liesel saw her mother and her brother

______________Symbolizes an announcement of safety for Liesel

 Answer Key
Characterization
1. Pfiffikus
2. Hans Hubermann
3. Ludwig Schmeikl
4. Rudy Steiner
5. Mayor’s Wife / Frau Hermann
6. Death
7. Liesel
8. Frau Diller
9. Rosa Hubermann
10. Tommy Muller
11. Alex Steiner

Figurative Language
1. Simile
2. Personification
3. Foreshadowing/Hyperbole
4. Foreshadowing
5. Simile/Personification
6. Personification
7. Metaphor
8. Alliteration

Analysis
1. Rosa Hubermann loves Liesel, but she is very strict and has high expectations for her
daughter. Though she calls Liesel names, makes her do chores, and disciplines her harshly,
she does love her. Liesel loves her mother as well but is not as close with her as she is
with her father.
2. Liesel’s brother dies on the train.
3. Rudy, who is a huge fan of Jesse Owens, decides to paint himself black with charcoal. He
then sneaks out of the house to the Hubert Oval and runs in front of an “imaginary”
crowd. Eventually his father angrily retrieves him and brings him home by his ear.
4. Papa asks Liesel to read, but she has difficulty reading any of the words. So, Papa gets
some sandpaper and teaches her the alphabet using letters and pictures.

Bonus
1. The Gravedigger’s Handbook
2. Papa’s accordion