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THE BOOK THIEF
PART 7 QUESTIONS
Please respond to 2 of the following questions on Part 7.
Be sure to respond using complete sentences for full credit and reference the question in your answer.
“CHAMPAGNE AND ACCORDIONS”
Short Answer (6-8 full sentences).
1. The narrator gives the reader a short excerpt from Liesel’s book entitled “A SMALL SAMPLE OF SOME GIRLWRITTEN WORDS.” What do they reveal to the reader about Liesel?
“THE TRILOGY”
Short Answer (6-8 full sentences).
1. According to the narrator, “Liesel Meminger was a criminal. But not because she’d stolen a handful of books…”
so what does make her a criminal? Explain.
“THE SOUND OF SIRENS”
Short Answer (6-8 full sentences).
Be sure to respond using complete sentences for full credit and reference the question in your answer.
1. Death asks, “Did they deserve any better, these people?” What is Death’s opinion? Do you agree or disagree is
your opinion? Explain.
2. What is the one thought that saddens Liesel as she sits in the shelter? What does this suggest about her
character? Her relationship with Max? Explain.
“THE SKY STEALER”
Short Answer (6-8 full sentences).
Be sure to respond using complete sentences for full credit and reference the question in your answer.
1. Compare and contrast the mood at the beginning of “The Sky Stealer” with that at the beginning of “The Sound
of Sirens.”
2. What does Hans’ accordion symbolize? HINT: Consider how it has been used throughout the novel.
3. What do Liesel’s books symbolize? HINT: Consider how they have been used throughout the novel.
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“THE LONG WALK TO DACHAU”
Short Answer (6-8 full sentences).
Be sure to respond using complete sentences for full credit and reference the question in your answer.
1. What is the simile that Death uses to describe the “parade” of Jews? How does the simile enhance the mood?
“PEACE”
Short Answer (6-8 full sentences).
Be sure to respond using complete sentences for full credit and reference the question in your answer.
1. Re-read the last line of the chapter. How does it reinforce the following theme from the novel: the truth is only a
matter of personal perception? Explain.
“THE IDIOT AND THE COAT MEN”
Short Answer (6-8 full sentences).
Be sure to respond using complete sentences for full credit and reference the question in your answer.
1. What theme does this chapter convey about the nature of punishment? Consider the narrator’s descriptions of
each of the main character’s emotional states. Be sure to support your answer with evidence from the text.