10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. Why does Liesel first steal a book, and what is that book?
2. What does Max Vandenburg do to Hitler's memoir while hiding in the Hubermanns' basement?
3. How does Liesel survive the bombing of Himmel Street?
4. What is Hans Hubermann's relationship to Max Vandenburg before Max arrives at the house?
5. What happens when Liesel sees Max in a march of Jewish prisoners being taken away?
6. What role does Ilsa Hermann play in Liesel's life after catching her stealing from the library?
7. How does the novel's narrator, Death, affect the reader's experience of the story?
8. What does Rudy Steiner repeatedly ask Liesel to do throughout the novel?
9. What does Hans do that results in him being conscripted into the military?
10. What is the central message about words in The Book Thief?
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How this guide is built
This guide is built from the original text to help you get oriented fast. It is designed for recall, paper planning, and getting unstuck, but it is still a paraphrased guide, not a substitute for the reading itself. Double-check anything important before you turn in formal work.
