Liesel is the book thief referred to in the title because liesel is fascinated by the power of words. Markus zusak, age 32, currently lives in sydney, australia. Characters liesel meminger the protagonist of the book, liesel is also its moral center. She has nightmares but her new foster papa sits with her and tries to comfort her. The book thief final exam questions flashcards quizlet.
After the death of her brother, she is put into foster care by her mother. When marcus was growing up, he wanted to be a house painter like his father. At the age of nine, liesel and her younger brother are brought to molching, germany, to live with a foster family. Frau heinrich works for the foster care system and is in charge of liesel s case. In the book thief by markus zusak, liesel meminger, the protagonist, has a complex relationship with frau ilsa hermann liesel meets frau hermann, the mayors wife, while picking up and dropping. Jan 12, 2015 the book thief by markus zusak multiple choice prologue, a mountain range of rubble, and part one, the grave diggers handbook. The book thief is a story about the power of words to make worlds. Why were liesel and her brother werner supposed to be placed in foster care. Half asleep, liesel dreams of adolf hitler speaking at a rally where. Liesel stole books from a grave digger, a bonfire and the mayors wife, ilsa herman. The whistler is the first book liesel reads during the air raids. Hans hubermann, who puts aside his own problems reading to help liesel. The book thief download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Her foster parents, hans and rosa, take care of her after her mother drops her off at 33 himmel street.
This guy is a fighter in just about all the ways someone can be a fighter. In the book the book thief liesal looses her brother due to his death and then her mother when she is sent away. Possible book thief questions for midterm part i for both. Her mother places liesel in foster care, she couldnt afford to take care of them anymore. The book thief markus zusak read online free books. We now know, of course, that the boy didnt make it.
The book thief by markus zusak is a novel of cruelty, poverty, and hope. Death narrates the story of liesel meminger, beginning when she is nine years old and suffering from the death of her brother and separation from her mother. I would watch the places where we intersect, and marvel at what the girl saw and. In his free time, he enjoys surfing and playing soccer. Hans hubermann papa liesels foster father and husband of rosa, hans is a former german soldier during the first world war, accordion player, and painter. Liesel is traumatized by her brothers death, but hans proves to be a calming foster father. Liesel lives with her foster family after her father abandons her and her mother becomes unable to take care of her.
The book thief part one guide multiple choice prologue, a mountain range of rubble, and part one, the grave diggers handbook 1. If you remember, he did describe places in australia specifically, like the exact street or football stadium i dont remember. Summer reading study guide please download and complete the. How are liesel and her brother traveling to the foster care system. The element of historical fact makes the book thief an excellent choice for schools, reading groups and homeschooling. The book thief multiple choice questions and answers. Hans hubermann papa liesel s foster father and husband of rosa, hans is a former german soldier during the first world war, accordion player, and painter. Death, a male voice who over the course of the book proves to be a morose yet caring character, the plot follows liesel meminger. Max finds liesel at alex steiners shop and they hugged, cried, and fell to the floor.
For liesel meminger, there was the imprisoned stiffness of movement and the staggered. If ilsa hermann, the mayors wife, wouldnt have seen liesel steal the book, liesel wouldve never been invited to ilsas library. The book thief part one summary and analysis gradesaver. The book thief and her brother were traveling down toward munich, where they would soon be given over to foster parents. How it happened there was an intense spurt of coughing. With one eye open, one still in a dream, the book thief, also known as liesel meminger could see that her younger brother, werner, was now sideways and dead. On a snowy night, the book thief liesel meminger and her sixyearold brother werner are traveling with their mother by train to munich, where liesel and her brother are to be given over to foster parents. Having lost her father because of his communist sympathies, and soon thereafter her brother and mother, she understands the pain of loss, and these experiences inform her actions and attitudes towards the other characters. Liesel meminger is the hardworking, book thieving, kindhearted star of the novel. The book thief quiz that tests what you know about important details and.
Her foster parents are rosa and hans hubermann, a middleaged couple who. Liesel meminger is a young girl who has been placed in foster care by her mother. Mar 15, 2011 the book thiefs brother, only six years old, died suddenly after a bout of intense coughing. Book thief questions part one middle school english with. With one eye open, one still in a dream, the book thiefalso know as liesel memingercould see without question that her younger brother, werner, was now sideways and dead. As the political situation in germany deteriorates, her foster parents hide a jewish man named max, putting the family in danger. Apr 25, 2014 in the novel, the book thief, the setting is the year 1939 in the newly founded nazi germany. At first liesel doesnt like her foster parents, but hans wins her over by. Frau hermann decided to give this to her after she wrote an apology letter and said that she was a good writer. Frau heinrich is the woman from the foster care agency who brings liesel to the hubermann home. He is couching how are liesel and her brother traveling to the foster care system. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Allusionan allusion is a literary reference to a familiar person, place.
Liesel meminger, the main character in the book thief, is a girl who is. He starts off in the novel as a tenyearold boy with bony legs, sharp teeth, gangly blue eyes. Liesel meets her new foster parents, hans and rosa hubermann. Unlikely as it may seem, she goes on to form a close relationship with her foster father as she grows up in a nation inundated by the nazi regime. Its about liesel meminger, a 10yr old who is taken care of by her foster parents rosa and hans. Train how many armed guards escort liesel when she helps to bury her dead brother. Another member of the squad takes a dislike to hans, and one day he insists they change places on their work bus. Soon she is stealing books from nazi bookburnings, the mayors wifes library, wherever there are books to be found. Markus zusaks fiction bestseller the book thief follows a young girl, liesel meminger, as she. Primary characters liesel meminger is the book thief. The foster care lady, frau heinrich, turned around and smiled. Sep 01, 2005 the book thief tells the story of a young girl, liesel, growing up in germany during wwii.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the book thief. The book thiefcharacter development overcoming adversity. The story opens as the tenyearold girl takes her first book shortly after her younger brothers death. Liesel grows fond of hans quickly, but has a rough time with rosa.
How many armed guards escort liesel when she helps to bury her dead brother. Liesel meminger the storys protagonist must have shattered your notions on what a book thief is like when you got to know her. And then the fun begins this story, which is set during world war ii in germany, is being narrated by the angel of death. Feb 28, 2008 markus zusak is the international bestselling author of six novels, including the book thief and most recently, bridge of clay. Elevenyearold liesel meminger is a foster child who has recently arrived in a small town outside munich, germany during wwii. With death as narrator, markus zusaks haunting novel knopf, 2003 follows liesel meminger, the book thief, through the fearfilled years of nazi germany. The book thief movie tiein by markus zusak, paperback. Liesel is then brought to her new home in munich, where she meets her new foster parents rosa hubermann and hans hubermann. Max leaves his hiding place in stuttgart and, using fake identification.
Misha well, markus zusak stated that liesel didnet marry max but my guess as for how did she end up in australia, is because markus zusak is from australia, and he used that place because he himself knew it very well. What is the relationship between ilsa hermann and liesel. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. His work is translated into more than forty languages, and has spent more than a decade on the new york times bestseller list, establishing zusak as one of the most successful authors to come out of australia.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Like most misery, it started with apparent happiness. Book summary the majority of the novel takes place in the fictional town of molching, germany, near munich, between 1939 and 1943. A black notebook for liesel to write in at her home. The book thief by markus zusak multiple choice prologue, a mountain range of rubble, and part one, the grave diggers handbook 1.