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True or false: Liesel Meminger had difficulty speaking and reading due to lack of formal education.

True

True or false: Liesel was twelve years old when she lost her brother, Werner.

False

True or false: Liesel and her mother had to get off the train with Werner's body due to a snowstorm.

False

True or false: Liesel's mother tried to stop her from digging up her brother's grave.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her mother were wealthy and healthy during the burial of Werner.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel discovered a black book with gold writing on it next to her brother's grave.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her mother were traveling to Munich after the funeral.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The young grave digger intentionally dropped a book from his pocket for Liesel to find.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The text provides detailed information about the roles of the train guards and grave diggers.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel Meminger could read the silver writing on the book she found.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her mother were the only ones at the cemetery during the burial of Werner.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's brother, Werner, died due to a train accident.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rosa Hubermann is described as having excellent cooking skills

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rosa shows love to Liesel through harsh hugs and name-calling

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hans Hubermann never uses the other bed, opting to sleep in a chair next to Liesel's bed

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liesel's first night with the Hubermanns, she hides The Grave Diggers Handbook under her mattress

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hans plays the accordion for Liesel in the evenings, bringing her joy and occasionally irritating Rosa

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liesel's nightmares are about her deceased sister

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hans Hubermann's presence is a source of distrust for Liesel

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rosa Hubermann does laundry for wealthy households

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liesel notices the value in Hans Hubermann despite his initial appearance

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hans stays with Liesel and comforts her during her nightmares

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hans occasionally brings his accordion to the kitchen to play during breakfast

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The Grave Diggers Handbook is Liesel's last link to her deceased brother

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her brother were being taken to a foster home in Molching, Germany.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother dropped her brother on the train platform and continued on her way, leaving Liesel to be taken to her new home.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The authorities questioned Liesel's mother about the lateness of her arrival and the fact that her son was not with her.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hans Hubermann was a tall man who smoked a cigarette, and his wife Rosa was short and stout with a waddling gait and a stern expression.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel refused to leave the car and get out of it, causing a scene on the street until she was finally coaxed out by Hans Hubermann.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel had twelve books in total, but saw her story as being made up primarily of ten of them.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The books were acquired through various means, including theft from snow and fire.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's first stolen book was from a cemetery, and she went on to steal several more throughout her childhood.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother, unable to care for them, had arranged for them to be placed with the Hubermanns.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was taken to Himmel Street, where she would meet her new foster parents, the Hubermanns.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel had stolen a book from the graveyard before being taken to her new home, marking the beginning of her career as a book thief.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel had twelve books in total, but saw her story as being made up primarily of ten of them.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The book thief and her brother were traveling down toward Munich, where they would soon be given over to foster parents.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The book thief's younger brother, Werner, died during a train journey.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The book thief's dream about Adolf Hitler took place before the incident on the train.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The book thief's mother was awake when the younger brother, Werner, died.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother was constantly healthy and had plenty of money to support her?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's father was known as a Communist?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel experienced abuse and name-calling from her foster mother?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hans Hubermann was a painter, pianist, and accordion player?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Himmel Street was a location of various foreign households?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The label 'Communist' had no impact on Liesel's life and did not create a sense of mystery and unease?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's early life was filled with certainty and a clear understanding of her father's identity?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's boardinghouses were spacious and free of questioning about the meaning of the word 'Communist'?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother was unable to care for her due to illness and poverty?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's life began with a sense of being alone and foreign?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster mother was a kind-hearted woman who offered protection to Liesel?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hans Hubermann had already served in one war and was later put into another, despite his peaceful nature?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The children on Himmel Street rarely visited each other's homes, preferring to play outside on the street?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Steiners, the family next door to the Hubermanns, had six children, one of whom would become Liesel's best friend?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy Steiner was obsessed with the black American athlete Jesse Owens?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Molching was a town filled with characters, with Frau Holtzapfel being only one of them?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy Steiner was considered a little crazy due to an incident where he painted himself charcoal black and ran the 100 meters at the local playing field.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Diller, the shop owner, was a devout Nazi who donated money to the Nazi Party even during rationing.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The town of Molching had abandoned shops labeled with yellow stars and anti-Semitic slurs.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy walked past a group of soldiers in training, and the soldiers' uniforms polluted the snow.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy rushed ahead and dragged Liesel with him, leading them past the imposing town hall, which was later chopped off at the knees and buried.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy walked past Tommy Mller's apartment and Frau Diller's shop.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was immediately shoved between two garbage cans being used as goals during a soccer game.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Diller had a sharp-edged demeanor and was a devout Nazi who lived for her shop.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The church rooftop in Molching was a study of collaborated tiles.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy promised to walk with Liesel to school at the request of his mother, who had heard about the snowball incident.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was a new kid in town and was immediately shoved between two garbage cans being used as goals during a soccer game.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy walked past a group of soldiers in training, and the soldiers' uniforms polluted the snow.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy waited on Himmel Street for the usual game of soccer.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The road of yellow stars was a place nobody wanted to stay and look at, but almost everyone did.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy made a special point of seeking Liesel out during the breaks at school.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel agreed to Rudy's bet that if he beat her in a race, he would get to kiss her.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy raced each other in a muddy track, and it ended in a draw.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's brother, Werner, died due to a train accident.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother was constantly healthy and had plenty of money to support her.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's life began with a sense of being alone and foreign.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hans Hubermann had already served in one war and was later put into another, despite his peaceful nature.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The authorities questioned Liesel's mother about the lateness of her arrival and the fact that her son was not with her.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother, unable to care for them, had arranged for them to be placed with the Hubermanns.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rosa Hubermann is described as having excellent cooking skills.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rosa Hubermann, also known as Mama, almost killed Liesel due to her muddy suit?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal in the 1936 Olympics, in the presence of racist Germans and Hitler?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy Steiner pretended to be Jesse Owens by covering himself in charcoal and participating in a race?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy's father, Alex Steiner, was a member of the Nazi Party but did not hate the Jews?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Alex Steiner was relieved or glad when Jesse Owens won, despite being a member of the Nazi Party?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy's father, Mr. Steiner, was polite under normal circumstances but was upset to find his son covered in charcoal?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Mr. Steiner decided to talk politics with Rudy on their way home, but Rudy only understood it years later?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Alex Steiner was rarely seen without a suit and tie, even on the occasion of the Jesse Owens incident?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel felt like she had been present at the Jesse Owens incident, even though she wasn't physically there?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy's act of pretending to be Jesse Owens caused a commotion and led to his family looking for him?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Alex Steiner, despite being a member of the Nazi Party, did not hate the Jews or anyone else?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy's father, Mr. Steiner, was a polite man under normal circumstances and talked politics with Rudy on their way home?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, was a member of the Nazi Party?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, did not support Adolf Hitler?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, had a complex relationship with his family's beliefs?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, discovered Liesel's secret of wetting the bed in 1933?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, helped Liesel learn to read despite his lack of formal schooling?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, discovered The Grave Diggers Handbook while washing the sheets?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, plays the accordion for Liesel in the evenings?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, never uses the other bed, opting to sleep in a chair next to Liesel's bed?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, was described as having excellent cooking skills?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother tried to stop her from digging up her brother's grave?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother was constantly healthy and had plenty of money to support her?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel had stolen a book from the graveyard before being taken to her new home, marking the beginning of her career as a book thief?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel Meminger became the heavyweight champion of the schoolyard in September 1939?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The German invasion of Poland began in September 1939?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa picked up a discarded newspaper on his way home and hid it beneath his shirt?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, was a member of the Nazi Party?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel severely injures Ludwig Schmeikl during a fight at school?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel steals 'The Grave Digger's Handbook' on January 13, 1939?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel steals 'The Book Thief' on April 20, 1940, a gap of 463 days from her first theft?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Germans' love for burning things is a significant factor in the events that unfold in the story?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy share a moment of silence and comfort after Liesel severely injures Ludwig Schmeikl?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Sister Maria accuses Liesel and orders her a harsh punishment after the fight with Ludwig Schmeikl?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and the other Steiner children walk home from school in the rain after the fight at school?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Part two of the text introduces elements such as Liesel's stolen books and the Germans' love for burning things?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy share a moment of silence and comfort after Liesel's first book theft?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's first stolen book is 'The Book Thief'?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and the other Steiner children walk home from school in the rain after the fight at school?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy share a moment of silence and comfort after Liesel's first book theft?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's disruptive behavior in class resulted in her being moved up to the next grade level?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy interact at home as they both try to improve their reading?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her father are determined but not yet successful in their efforts to read 'The Grave Diggers Handbook'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel is the last one to present in a progress test in reading at school?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Sister Maria is impressed with Liesel's performance in the progress test?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel is determined to continue learning and improving her reading skills despite the challenges she faces?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's father revealed a tattoo that read 'Hitler takes Poland'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy looks on as Liesel is taken aside by the nun, Sister Maria, for disciplinary action?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her father take note of words they don't understand while reading 'The Grave Diggers Handbook'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy reminds Liesel to try when she is nervous about reading in the progress test?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel is isolated and humiliated after being given a punishment called a 'Watschen'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's classmates taunt and mock her after she reads aloud in front of the class?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel read 'Faust the Dog' thirteen times and 'The Lighthouse' nine times.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa spent the money on cigarettes instead of buying Mama a new dress and better shoes.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa paid for the books with his tobacco ration, trading cigarettes for them.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Customers stopped being able to afford washing and ironing services, and Mama struggled financially.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Mama scolded Liesel, believing she was worthless and not contributing financially.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa brought home a box of eggs as a rare gift a few weeks later.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel no longer endured Sister Maria's frustrations and found relief when others were punished.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Mama needed a new dress and better shoes, but Papa spent the money on cigarettes instead.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her foster father, Hans Junior, argued about politics, something Liesel did not understand.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The books Liesel received for Christmas were 'Faust the Dog' by Mattheus Ottleberg and 'The Lighthouse' by Ingrid Rippinstein.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Customers stopped being able to afford washing and ironing services, causing Mama to struggle financially.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel found relief when others were punished for Sister Maria's frustrations.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel Meminger enjoyed book-burning events and had access to banned books?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel stole a blue book titled 'The Shoulder Shrug' from a pile of ashes during a book-burning event?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was content with her life in Molching, despite some challenges?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her father, Hans Hubermann, finished 'The Grave Diggers Handbook' together, reading late into the night?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel considered stealing a book from her school's bookshelf but decided against it, unsure of her motivation?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel struggled to keep up with her classmates in reading?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was proud of her theft of 'The Shoulder Shrug,' fueled by anger and hatred?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel made progress in reading but still struggled to keep up with her classmates?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her father, Hans Hubermann, finished 'The Grave Diggers Handbook' and shared a moment of accomplishment?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was making progress in reading and considered stealing a book from her school's bookshelf?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel struggled to keep up with her classmates in reading and decided against stealing a book from her school's bookshelf?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was content with her life in Molching and considered stealing a book from her school's bookshelf?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hans Hubermann slapped Liesel Meminger in the face after she said something inappropriate?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, was contemplating a dangerous dilemma a German citizen could face?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, told Liesel that she could say something in their house but not in public?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, shook her and asked if she understood his instructions?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, planned to sell forbidden books, starting with Mein Kampf, and hoped to get away with it for seven months before facing any consequences?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's fear of being caught for stealing a book from the mayor's library led to increased paranoia and close calls?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel refused to let her friend Rudy carry the washing bag, fearing he would be identified as the one with the stolen book?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel felt a mix of relief and fear of potential consequences after delivering washing to the mayor's house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hans Hubermann was inspired by Liesel's theft of Mein Kampf to buy and resell forbidden books?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother was skeptical and threatened to punish her for avoiding delivering washing to the mayor's house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel faced the door of the mayor's house and tapped the knocker three times when forced to deliver washing?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, considered the costs and potential consequences of selling forbidden books?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, was consumed by the idea of selling forbidden books despite potential dangers and complications?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, avoided eye contact with a passerby who asked about his statement 'Heil Hitler'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her friend Rudy often walked around town, with Liesel carrying the washing bag, despite her fear of potential consequences?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel avoided delivering washing to the mayor's house, citing various reasons such as forgetfulness and being away from home?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel managed to retrieve three books from the remains of the bonfire?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel hid the salvaged book in her uniform to keep it from being burned again?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel realized that the book she salvaged was starting to burn her as she made her way back?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel obtained a rare and valuable item from the bonfire remains?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel, Hans Hubermann, and an eleven-year-old girl named Liesel had to perform a Nazi salute at gunpoint during a rehearsal?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Hans Hubermann exchanged pleasantries with Wolfgang Edel after the ordeal at the bonfire?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The books Liesel retrieved from the bonfire were covered in blue and had the word 'Shoulder' on their cover?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was ignored by the mayor while she was salvaging the books from the bonfire?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was fascinated by the remains of the bonfire, specifically three books that had survived the fire?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Wolfgang Edel was the carpenter who built the platforms for the Nazi officials during the bonfire?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Hans Hubermann sat together smoking after the ordeal with the Nazi officials at the bonfire?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The salvaged book was covered in ash and was starting to burn Liesel as she made her way back to Papa and Wolfgang Edel?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's father, Papa, had a deal with the Nazi Party to get a copy of Mein Kampf in exchange for his membership application and cigarettes.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's father, Papa, told Liesel's mother about the stolen book, Mein Kampf.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel recognized a figure in the shadows at the town hall.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel removed a stolen book, 'Mein Kampf' by Adolf Hitler, from her clothes.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Smoke was rising from Liesel's collar and a necklace of sweat formed around her throat.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Papa were on their way home from the scene of a crime.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The figure that Liesel recognized in the shadows at the town hall was a man with fluffy hair and injuries.

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True or false: A hot and wet book was burning Liesel's ribs.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa recognized the stolen book, 'Mein Kampf,' and Liesel admitted to stealing it.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Papa had said goodbye to a man named Wolfgang Edel and were ready to leave.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel made a deal with the Nazi Party to get a copy of Mein Kampf in exchange for her membership application and cigarettes.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa made a deal with the Nazi Party to get a copy of Mein Kampf in exchange for his membership application and cigarettes.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was initially afraid of the mayor's wife when she was summoned to the mayor's house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The mayor's wife allowed Liesel to take books from their library after seeing her interest in literature?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's experience in the mayor's house left her with a sense of wonder and a deep appreciation for the power of knowledge?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel successfully avoided detection after taking a book from the mayor's wife's yard?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel feared that the mayor's wife would torture or imprison her?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's first stolen book was from the mayor's wife's yard?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The mayor's wife held a tower of books against Liesel's chest when she was summoned to the house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel left the mayor's house feeling reluctant, but the woman didn't follow or say anything?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The mayor's wife motioned Liesel inside with the usual bag of laundry?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's experience in the mayor's house left her with a sense of fear and unease?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was taken aback by the beauty of the mayor's house when she entered the room?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The mayor's wife summoned Liesel to the house for the purpose of scolding her for taking the book?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy learned the benefits of keeping their eyes open after a game of soccer?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were inspired to join an older group of kids who stole from the farmers?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy noticed Fritz Hammer, one of their older counterparts, eating an apple of the Klar variety ripening in July and August?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were warned by Fritz Hammer not to eat the apple he tossed to them?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy successfully steal apples and must figure out how to get back over the fence.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy consume the apples secretively, fearing consequences if they are found out.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy argue about a candy purchase on the way home.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy find a penny on the ground and excitedly rush to buy something with it, but are met with contempt from the Aryan shopkeeper.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were initiated into the group of apple thieves by answering questions about their past.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Arthur Berg, the leader, is a fifteen-year-old criminal with pimples and a long neck.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy are given a sack and instructed on the rules of apple theft: don't get caught on the fence, don't let anyone see, and work together.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Arthur Berg commends Liesel and Rudy's work and rewards them with a dozen apples.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy successfully steal apples and must figure out how to get back over the fence.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy consume the apples secretively, fearing consequences if they are found out.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy argue about a candy purchase on the way home.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy find a penny on the ground and excitedly rush to buy something with it, but are met with contempt from the Aryan shopkeeper.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Jesse Owens helped Liesel, Rudy, and Arthur Berg escape from the farmer who caught them stealing potatoes.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max was on the run from the Nazis and followed a map to find safety on Himmel Street.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max carried Mein Kampf with him and struggled with the morality of asking others to risk their lives for him.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The house where Max was to find safety was described as pale, sick-looking, and had an iron gate and a brown spit-stained door.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max had a key to the house but was hesitant to use it, fearing the potential danger.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The text transitions to Part Four, which features the 'standover man' and the 'accor' (not explicitly mentioned in the text).

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liesel, Rudy, and Arthur Berg were caught stealing apples and chestnuts.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max found safety at a house on Himmel Street.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max was eager to use the key to the house where he would find safety.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The 'standover man' and the 'accor' were explicitly mentioned in the text.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liesel, Rudy, and Max stole apples and sold chestnuts door to door to make money.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Arthur Berg was revealed to be named Jesse Owens.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were engaging in mischievous behavior before Max arrived?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was given a ticket by his friend Walter Kugler for a journey to Munich?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Diller gave Liesel and Rudy a tough candy piece to finish?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was reading Mein Kampf on a train, trying to keep warm and hide his identity as a Jew?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel caused trouble with Rudy and was causing 'havoc' before Max's arrival?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel bought mixed candy from Frau Diller with a coin?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Weingartners, a washing customer family, had been lost, and the obligatory Schimpferei occurred in the kitchen?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max was stopped by authorities during the train journey and was asked for his ticket and identity card?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy bought mixed candy from Frau Diller with a coin?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy traded sucks to finish the tough candy piece given by Frau Diller?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was relocated several times before being given a ticket by Walter Kugler?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy bought mixed candy from Frau Diller with a coin?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rudy deliberately froze the water he was carrying and poured it onto the road in the spot where Otto would pedal.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The group's leader, Arthur Berg, suggested returning the stolen produce to Otto as compensation.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The group was caught stealing potatoes by the farmer, who threatened them with an ax.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The narrator and Rudy devised a plan to steal produce from a boy named Otto Sturm, who rode his bike to the church every Friday to deliver goods.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Arthur drew the line at theft from certain places or people.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The narrator and Rudy took the stolen produce to Arthur Berg, who distributed it among the group.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Arthur invited them on another stealing project five days later.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

When they returned the basket to Otto, an argument ensued about whether to burn it or return it.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rudy's deliberate freezing of the water caused Otto to lose control of his bike and fall.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The narrator and Rudy continued their thieving ways, but Arthur drew the line at theft from certain places or people.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The plan worked, and Otto lost control of his bike, leaving the narrator and Rudy to steal his produce.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rudy and the narrator argued about whether to burn the basket or return it when they returned it to Otto.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max Vandenburg was initially hesitant to hide in the Hubermanns' basement out of fear for his safety

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hans and Rosa Hubermann argued about allowing Max to stay in their basement

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max asked for only scraps and assured Rosa that he would not be a burden

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hans and Max created a makeshift hiding place in the corner of the basement using drop sheets and paint cans to disguise it as junk

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max was filled with guilt and shame for his situation and wanted to leave but was unable to

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liesel initially denied Max's existence and avoided going to the basement

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max was given Mein Kampf to read and was fascinated by it

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Hans and Rosa struggled with the ethical implications of hiding Max and the financial need to continue working

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max was allowed to leave the basement a few times a week to avoid arousing suspicion

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liesel eventually acknowledged Max's existence and wanted to discuss Mein Kampf with him

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Rosa showed love to Liesel through harsh hugs and name-calling

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max was on the run from the Nazis and followed a map to find safety on Himmel Street

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, was a member of the Nazi Party?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, shook her and asked if she understood his instructions?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy find a penny on the ground and excitedly rush to buy something with it, but are met with contempt from the Aryan shopkeeper?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy consume the apples secretively, fearing consequences if they are found out?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel promised her father not to reveal the man upstairs' identity, and he threatened to burn all of her books if she did?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg slept for three days, and Liesel watched him, fascinated and fearing being caught?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max and Liesel shared similar experiences, such as arriving on Himmel Street in a state of agitation and nightmares?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max and Papa met and acknowledged the encounter?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max promised to no longer sleep in Liesel's room?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy noticed Fritz Hammer, one of their older counterparts, eating an apple of the Klar variety ripening in July and August?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her foster father, Hans Hubermann, avoided eye contact with a passerby who asked about his statement 'Heil Hitler'?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, was described as having excellent cooking skills?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was reading Mein Kampf on a train, trying to keep warm and hide his identity as a Jew?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Wolfgang Edel was the carpenter who built the platforms for the Nazi officials during the bonfire?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, was a member of the Nazi Party?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's early life was filled with certainty and a clear understanding of her father's identity?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max spent his nights sleeping in Mama and Papa's room by the fire, sleeping on the floor with a cushion.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Trudy was suspected of knowing Max's secret.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max shared stories about his past, which prompted many questions from Liesel and Papa.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max read Mein Kampf and kept a copy of it in the living room, causing unease and curiosity.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Papa discovered Liesel's secret and chose to reveal it to everyone.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max learned to read and developed a love for books, particularly Mein Kampf, during his time in the basement.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max explained that he was a Jew in upbringing but no longer believed in the label, and expressed sorrow for Hans Junior's absence.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Liesel learned that Max had a history of fighting and hiding, which she kept hidden from her parents.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Max, a Jewish boy, spent his nights in Mama and Papa's room by the fire, sleeping on the floor with a cushion.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Each morning, Max returned to the basement, hiding from the world as a 'Jewish rat'.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Papa discovered Liesel's secret but chose not to reveal it, instead bonding with her over their shared affection for a good fight.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Trudy, who was not suspected of knowing Max's secret, came to visit and things went smoothly.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, showed a gentler expression and a considerable muzzling of her notorious mouth after the loss of her son and the arrival of Max Vandenburg?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's friend Rudy resonated with a kind of confidence that life was nothing but a joke, an endless succession of soccer goals, trickery, and meaningless chatter?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was drawn to the book 'The Whistler' because of her sporadic sightings of the whistler of Himmel Street, Pfiffikus?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was rescued from the basement by Hans Hubermann and Liesel, as he could feel himself deteriorating in the cold?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, expressed concerns about Max Vandenburg freezing to death in the basement?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was content with her life in Molching and considered stealing a book from her school's bookshelf?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, and Max Vandenburg resumed their reading practice after Max's arrival?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel listened at the washroom door imagining the tepid water turning to steam as it warmed Max Vandenburg's iceberg body?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg could not withstand the basement much longer and his rescue owed itself to some reading and writing, and a book called 'The Shoulder Shrug'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy town-walked as they always did, sometimes comparing notes from their Hitler Youth divisions?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel could not stay away from the mayor's wife's library, choosing a handful of books and reading small segments of each until she found one she could not put down?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, was a good woman for a crisis, even when the arthritic Helena Schmidt canceled the washing and ironing service?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, was terminated from her job by Mayor Heinz Hermann?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was overwhelmed with anger when she saw the sign for the business on Munich Street?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel refrained from running to have enough energy for a confrontation with the mayor?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was disappointed that the mayor himself was not present when she arrived at 8 Grande Strasse?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel confronted the mayor's wife and insulted her over the gift of a book?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother, Rosa, was upset and aged after Liesel's confrontation with the mayor's wife?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel received a letter and crumpled it up before throwing it at the mayor's wife's door?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel imagined the fate of the crumpled letter dissolving in the rain and mending the glass house of Molching?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother, Rosa, believed Liesel's claim that she insulted the mayor's wife and got herself fired?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rosa offered Liesel a choice of wooden spoons for punishment after the confrontation with the mayor's wife?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel found Max in the basement and asked him to teach her how to do push-ups?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max and Liesel completed enough push-ups in the basement to make her hurt for several days?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel imagined Max boxing with the Führer in the dark basement?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother, Rosa, did not believe Liesel's claim of insulting the mayor's wife and getting herself fired?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel threw the crumpled letter into the mayor's wife's garden as she left the house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rosa punished Liesel with the wooden spoons after the confrontation with the mayor's wife?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were given only one diminutive apple to share after a day of fruit picking?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Viktor Chemmel physically attacked Rudy after a confrontation over the apples?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg intended to write his own story but instead created a collection of random thoughts and sketches during his exile in the basement?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel found Max Vandenburg's book and was frightened by the sketches inside?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy was shirtless and furious when he walked down Himmel Street one day?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was allowed to leave the basement a few times a week to avoid arousing suspicion?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, was a member of the Nazi Party?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Jesse Owens helped Liesel, Rudy, and Arthur Berg escape from the farmer who caught them stealing potatoes?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was relocated several times before being given a ticket by Walter Kugler?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy consumed the apples secretly, fearing consequences if they were found out?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The German invasion of Poland began in September 1939?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel had stolen a book from the graveyard before being taken to her new home, marking the beginning of her career as a book thief?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy tried to manipulate Liesel with pity and even considered kissing her. He warned her that one day, he would come for her.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy first met Viktor Chemmel, the new leader of their group of thieves, at the river.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Viktor accepted Liesel's offer and started leading the group in stealing. He had no qualms about verbal abuse, but Liesel stood her ground.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel had previously stolen a large amount of fruit and vegetables, and she was confident in her abilities. She asked for a small share of their loot.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy and Liesel followed the group and agreed that Viktor was a complete bastard. They fell behind as usual, and eventually reached the first farm to begin their theft.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Tommy apologized to Rudy for something, but Rudy waved him off and continued with his story. Tommy tried to explain himself, but Rudy interrupted him and accused him.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Tommy was feeling miserable but also alive in his own way. Liesel found this a peculiar combination.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Viktor was a delinquent with charisma, who believed in taking what was rightfully theirs. He had a collection of boys around him and made them steal under his leadership.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy noticed Fritz Hammer, one of their older counterparts, eating an apple of the Klar variety ripening in July and August?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were inspired to join an older group of kids who stole from the farmers?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The narrator and Rudy devised a plan to steal produce from a boy named Otto Sturm, who rode his bike to the church every Friday to deliver goods.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Arthur invited them on another stealing project five days later.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa comforted Liesel after she confesses she thinks she is going to hell?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy stepped in to explain Tommy's hearing issue to Franz Deutscher?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Both Tommy and Rudy were given punishment of six laps and drills for their mistakes in the drill?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy parted ways for the day after Rudy told Liesel about the incident with Franz Deutscher?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy learned the benefits of keeping their eyes open after a game of soccer?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa picked up a discarded newspaper on his way home and hid it beneath his shirt?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max was given Mein Kampf to read and was fascinated by it?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hans Hubermann was inspired by Liesel's theft of Mein Kampf to buy and resell forbidden books?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel avoided delivering washing to the mayor's house, citing various reasons such as forgetfulness and being away from home?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The book thief and her brother were traveling down toward Munich, where they would soon be given over to foster parents?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa made a deal with the Nazi Party to get a copy of Mein Kampf in exchange for his membership application and cigarettes?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother was unable to care for her due to illness and poverty?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel placed the toy soldier and miraculous leaf on Max Vandenburg's bedside table?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The soldier was buried in the dirt, not far from Tommy Mllers place and was scratched and trodden, which was the whole point to Liesel?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel placed the miraculous leaf on the closed curtain before reading the final pages of The Whistler?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel had dinner, went to the toilet, and drank during that afternoon?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother, Rosa, scolded Liesel for misplacing her hairbrush and accused her of being a thief?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was able to improve his health and regain some weight while hiding in the Hubermanns' basement?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel read to Max Vandenburg until late into the night, and he stayed awake absorbing the words?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was initially hesitant to hide in the Hubermanns' basement out of fear for his safety?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were inspired to join an older group of kids who stole from the farmers?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were engaging in mischievous behavior before Max arrived?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy deliberately froze the water he was carrying and poured it onto the road in the spot where Otto would pedal?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster father, Hans Hubermann, had a complex relationship with his family's beliefs?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Hans Hubermann played the accordion for Liesel in the evenings, bringing her joy and occasionally irritating Rosa?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max Vandenburg was given a ticket by his friend Walter Kugler for a journey to Munich?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy find a penny on the ground and excitedly rush to buy something with it, but are met with contempt from the Aryan shopkeeper?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and her father take note of words they don't understand while reading 'The Grave Diggers Handbook'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The NSDAP was inspecting houses in Molching to see if their basements were suitable for use as air-raid shelters?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel collided with Klaus Behrig while trying to sneak back into her house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel avoided detection after taking a book from the mayor's wife's yard?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The book thief's mother was awake when the younger brother, Werner, died?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: A group of kids collected empty fuel containers dropped by their enemies?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy followed the group and agreed that Viktor was a complete bastard. They fell behind as usual and eventually reached the first farm to begin their theft?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: There was already a smattering of air-raid shelters in Molching, but it was decided soon after the bombing of Cologne that a few more certainly wouldn't hurt?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel initially denied Max's existence and avoided going to the basement?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel refused to let her friend Rudy carry the washing bag, fearing he would be identified as the one with the stolen book?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The book thief's foster father, Hans Hubermann, had a complex relationship with his family's beliefs?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy noticed Fritz Hammer, one of their older counterparts, eating an apple of the Klar variety ripening in July and August?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel did not stay away from the mayor's wife's library, choosing a handful of books and reading small segments of each until she found one she could not put down?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel gives Max a book called 'The Dream Carrier' as a gift, believing the words will nourish him?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel hears her mother's voice discussing a dead body in the basement and is terrified?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rosa Hubermann makes an unexpected appearance at Liesel's school, causing a stir among the students and teachers?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel wakes up in the middle of the night and sees Max alive in her dream, but when she goes to check on him, he is still unconscious?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel reflects on the meaning of her dream, wondering if it was a premonition of Max's death or just a reaction to the conversation in the kitchen?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's classmates are shocked by Rosa's appearance and do not understand her situation?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy find a penny on the ground and excitedly rush to buy something with it, but are met with contempt from the Aryan shopkeeper?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max, a Jewish boy, spent his nights in Mama and Papa's room by the fire, sleeping on the floor with a cushion?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy successfully steal apples and must figure out how to get back over the fence?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel notices the value in Hans Hubermann despite his initial appearance?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Both Tommy and Rudy were given punishment of six laps and drills for their mistakes in the drill?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Papa were on their way home from the scene of a crime?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel found a red book with black writing on the spine called 'Der Traumträger' or 'The Dream Carrier' in the mayor's house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa, a man who rarely works, was about to leave for the Knoller with his accordion?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The whistler, a known murderer, only whistled when there was no one to talk to?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were planning to steal from the mayor's house, with Liesel determined to find a new book?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel entered the mayor's house and found a red book with black writing on the spine called 'Der Traumträger' or 'The Dream Carrier'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel thought of Max and his dreams, as well as her own dream of her dead brother, while considering the significance of the book?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The whistler was traveling on a train, whistling after committing a murder?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was disturbed by the presence of the mayor's wife in the kitchen and rode away with Rudy?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was determined to find a new book and ended up finding 'The Dream Carrier' in the mayor's house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa was about to leave for the Knoller with his accordion, while Liesel and Rudy were planning to steal from the mayor's house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were disturbed by the presence of the mayor's wife in the kitchen and rode away, but Liesel stayed behind?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Papa, a man who rarely works, was about to leave for the Knoller with his accordion, while the whistler was traveling on a train, whistling after committing a murder?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Holtzapfel and the Fiedlers were among the 22 people crammed into the deep basement during the raid?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The room in the deep basement was described as dank, cold, and with jagged walls that poked people in the back?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rudy found Liesel in the deep basement and made a sarcastic comment about the situation?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel started compiling a list of who was most afraid while in the deep basement?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max gathered himself and stood to move back behind the sheets after seeing the stars?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The first raid turned out to be a real one on the night of September 19?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The adults kept everyone quiet while Liesel finished chapter one of The Whistler?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's nightmares are about her deceased sister?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel imagined Max boxing with the Führer in the dark basement?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's mother, Rosa, scolded Liesel for misplacing her hairbrush and accused her of being a thief?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel did not stay away from the mayor's wife's library, choosing a handful of books and reading small segments of each until she found one she could not put down?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's foster mother, Rosa Hubermann, showed a gentler expression and a considerable muzzling of her notorious mouth after the loss of her son and the arrival of Max Vandenburg?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy learned the benefits of keeping their eyes open after a game of soccer?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel avoided delivering washing to the mayor's house, citing various reasons such as forgetfulness and being away from home?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy were engaging in mischievous behavior before Max arrived?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's first night with the Hubermanns, she hides The Grave Diggers Handbook under her mattress?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Holtzapfel asked Liesel to come and read a book to her in her house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel spent 45 minutes reading to Frau Holtzapfel before receiving a bag of coffee as a reward?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Holtzapfel's kitchen was a mirror image of the Hubermanns'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel threw a 'heil Hitler' as she left Frau Holtzapfel's house?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Holtzapfel offered flour and coffee to Rosa in exchange for Liesel reading to her?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was convinced that Frau Holtzapfel would not allow her to read the book to her?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was sandwiched between Rosa and Frau Holtzapfel during their conversation?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel left after Frau Holtzapfel started on some potatoes?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Holtzapfel's house was slightly larger than the Hubermanns'?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel spent 30 minutes reading to Frau Holtzapfel before receiving a bag of coffee as a reward?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: After reading to Frau Holtzapfel, Liesel also received a bag of flour as a reward?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Holtzapfel's kitchen was slightly smaller than the Hubermanns'?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel's worries about Max in the shelter were unfounded as he was actually hiding in the basement disguised among the painting materials and fabrics?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max had not seen the outside world for twenty-two months when he briefly looked out the living room window?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The sheltered group of Germans were reproachful towards Max for leaving the shelter without telling them?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The sheltered group of Germans had a chance at life, unlike those who had been sent to the washrooms for showers in other camps?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Alex Steiners, a man in the shelter, had everyone hold hands in a circle to comfort the kids during their time in the shelter?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was not in the shelter worrying about Max, who was missing at the time?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The shelter was filled with fear and apprehension, and no one spoke or sang Deutschland ber Alles?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Rosa Hubermann, a woman in the shelter, had her eyes trapped open and was rocking back and forth, whispering 'Liesel' to the young girl?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Max had gone up to the living room window and looked outside for a few seconds, having not seen the outside world for twenty-two months?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Hubermanns returned home from the shelter and found Max missing?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The sheltered group of Germans were pitiable, but they had a chance at life, unlike those who had been sent to the washrooms for showers in other camps?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The group of Germans stood together in a lumpy circle, some closing their eyes and waiting for their demise or hoping for the raid to end?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Frau Holtzapfel had three sons in Russia?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Jews were being transported to Auschwitz concentration camp in trucks?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel climbed out of the truck to help a sick prisoner during the stop?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The soldiers were discussing taking the prisoners for fresh air before continuing their journey?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel and Rudy saw her father, Hans Hubermann, attempting to shield them from the sight of the Jews marching through the town?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The soldiers ordered the suffering Jews to hurry up as they were marching through the town of Molching?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: Liesel was certain that the Jews marching through the town were the wealthiest souls alive?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The Jews' faces were stretched with torture and hunger consuming them as they marched through the town?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The soldiers were escorting the prisoners to the concentration camp, some of whom were only boys?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The old woman from a nearby apartment building, Frau Diller, warned of the arriving Jews?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The sick prisoner collapsed during the stop, and Liesel climbed out of the truck to help him?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

True or false: The soldiers stopped the trucks to share food and cigarettes with the prisoners?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

  • Liesel Meminger: a malnourished, undernourished girl with dangerous brown eyes and a starving smile, arrived on Himmel Street with bite marks of snow on her hands and frosty blood on her fingers.

  • She couldn't remember her father and only knew him as a Communist.

  • Liesel's mother was constantly sick and there was no money to help her.

  • Liesel was left alone at various boarding houses, one where she tried to learn to write but the teacher was taken away.

  • The Hubermanns lived in a small house with a shallow basement.

  • Upon her arrival, Liesel was subjected to abuse and name-calling (Saumensch, Saukerl, Arschloch) from her foster mother.

  • Hans Hubermann, a painter and pianist accordion player, intervened and taught Liesel how to roll a cigarette.

  • Hans Hubermann was a gentle and unassuming man, skilled in painting and music, who managed to avoid detection despite his talents.

  • Himmel Street was the location of various foreign households.

  • The label "Communist" was associated with Liesel's father and followed her throughout her life, creating a sense of mystery and unease.

  • Liesel's early life was filled with uncertainty, abandonment, and questioning the meaning of her father's identity.

  • Liesel's boardinghouses were crowded and filled with questions, including about the meaning of the word "Communist."

  • Liesel's mother was unable to care for her due to illness and poverty.

  • Liesel's life began with abandonment, uncertainty, and a sense of being alone and foreign.

  • Liesel's foster mother was a furious, abusive woman who shouted insults at her.

  • Hans Hubermann was a gentle and kind-hearted man who intervened and offered protection to Liesel.

  • Hans Hubermann's painting skills and musical ability provided him with a source of income.

  • Hans Hubermann had already served in one war and was later put into another, despite his peaceful nature.

  • Hans Hubermann was a humble and unassuming man who managed to blend into the background despite his talents.

  • In late May 1939, Liesel and her family, including her brother Rudy, watched a Nazi Party parade in Munich.

  • The parade was led by brown-shirted extremist members, who marched with pride and sang songs of German supremacy.

  • The Hubermann family stood on the sidelines, with Hans Hubermann wearing a disguised expression.

  • Earlier that day, there had been a Jesse Owens incident that left Rudy curious about being like someone who was not a part of their community.

  • Hans Hubermann, a member of the 10% of Germans who did not support Adolf Hitler, had a complex relationship with his family's beliefs.

  • In 1933, Hans had discovered Liesel's secret of wetting the bed and found a book, The Grave Diggers Handbook, under the sheets.

  • Hans read the book with Liesel and later helped her learn to read, becoming a vital part of her education despite his lack of formal schooling.

  • In the night, Liesel had a dream that led her to confess her bedwetting to her father.

  • Hans discovered the book while washing the sheets and later read it to Liesel, leading them to have a conversation about the importance of words and reading.

  • Liesel Meminger, a thin-boned girl, enjoyed book-burning events, which gave her access to banned books

  • On April 20, 1939, Liesel stole a blue book titled "The Shoulder Shrug" from a pile of ashes during a book-burning event

  • The book had a cuckoo bird on the cover, and Liesel was proud of her theft, fueled by anger and hatred

  • In late 1939, Liesel was content with her life in Molching, despite some challenges

  • She and her father, Hans Hubermann, finished "The Grave Diggers Handbook" together, reading late into the night

  • On December 17, they finished the book and shared a moment of accomplishment, looking at the colored rooftops

  • Liesel was making progress in reading but still struggled to keep up with her classmates

  • One day, she considered stealing a book from her school's bookshelf but decided against it, unsure of her motivation.

  • Liesel Meminger, an eleven-year-old girl, successfully avoids detection after taking a book from the mayor's wife's yard.

  • A few weeks later, Liesel is summoned to the mayor's house under the guise of doing laundry.

  • Instead of the usual bag, the mayor's wife motions her inside and holds a tower of books against her chest.

  • Liesel fears the woman will torture or imprison her.

  • Despite her fear, she enters the room and is taken aback by the beauty of the library.

  • The woman, pleased with Liesel's interest in books, allows her to take the books and place them on the shelves.

  • Liesel leaves the room reluctantly, but the woman doesn't follow or say anything.

  • The experience leaves Liesel with a sense of wonder and a deep appreciation for the power of knowledge and the transformative effect of literature.

  • The narrator and Rudy, along with their friends, continued their thieving adventures, taking potatoes and onions from farms.

  • They devised a plan to steal produce from a boy named Otto Sturm, who rode his bike to the church every Friday to deliver goods.

  • They waited for a particularly frosty week in October to implement the plan.

  • Rudy deliberately froze the water he was carrying and poured it onto the road in the spot where Otto would pedal.

  • The plan worked, and Otto lost control of his bike and fell, leaving the narrator and Rudy to steal his produce.

  • They took the produce to Arthur Berg, their leader, who was grateful and distributed it among the group.

  • When they returned the basket to Otto, an argument ensued about whether to burn it or return it.

  • Arthur suggested that Rudy and the narrator return the basket to Otto, believing that the poor man deserved some compensation.

  • The group continued their thieving ways, but Arthur drew the line at theft from certain places or people.

  • Arthur invited them on another stealing project five days later.

  • They were caught in the act of stealing potatoes by the farmer, who threatened them with an ax.

  • Max, a Jewish boy, spent his nights in Mama and Papa's room by the fire, sleeping on the floor with a cushion

  • Each morning, he returned to the basement, hiding from the world as a "Jewish rat"

  • Trudy, who was not suspected of knowing Max's secret, came to visit and things went smoothly

  • Max explained that he was a Jew in upbringing but no longer believed in the label, and expressed sorrow for Hans Junior's absence

  • Max shared his experiences and told stories about his past, which prompted many questions from Liesel and Papa

  • Max read Mein Kampf and kept a copy of it in the living room, causing unease and curiosity

  • Liesel learned that Max had a history of fighting and hiding, which she kept hidden from her parents

  • Papa discovered Liesel's secret but chose not to reveal it, instead bonding with her over their shared affection for a good fight

  • Max learned to read and developed a love for books, particularly Mein Kampf, during his time in the basement.

  • Liesel reads with her father Papa in bed, first time in a month he joins her due to her emotional state

  • Papa comforts Liesel, knows what to say and when to leave her be

  • Liesel confesses to Papa she thinks she is going to hell

  • Papa reassures Liesel and they fall asleep together

  • Rudy's experiences at Hitler Youth in 1941

  • Tommy Mller's ear infections and inability to hear commands causing him to stand out during marches

  • Franz Deutscher, Hitler Youth leader, becomes frustrated with Tommy's lack of synchronicity during drills

  • Rudy steps in to explain Tommy's hearing issue to Franz Deutscher

  • Both Tommy and Rudy are given punishment of six laps and drills for their mistakes in the drill

  • After the drill, Rudy tells Liesel about the incident and they part ways for the day.

  • Papa, a man who rarely works, was about to leave for the Knoller with his accordion.

  • A girl named Liesel was proudly reading "The Last Remnants of The Whistler" to Max Vandenburg.

  • A murderer, known as the whistler, was traveling on a train, whistling after committing a murder.

  • He fooled people into trusting him before killing them and only whistled when there was no one to talk to.

  • Rudy and Liesel were planning to steal from the mayor's house, with Liesel determined to find a new book.

  • They were disturbed by the presence of the mayor's wife in the kitchen and rode away, but Liesel stayed behind.

  • She entered the house, feeling more at ease than before, and found a red book with black writing on the spine called "Der Traumtrger" or "The Dream Carrier."

  • Liesel thought of Max and his dreams, as well as her own dream of her dead brother, while considering the significance of the book.

  • Frau Holtzapfel, a German woman with two sons in Russia, prepared for a final visit with Liesel before the Jews in her town were to be taken away.

  • The Jews were being transported to Dachau concentration camp in trucks.

  • Liesel, a young girl, witnessed the arrival of the convoy of trucks from a distance.

  • The trucks had stopped due to the soldiers sharing food and cigarettes.

  • One sick prisoner collapsed during the stop, and Liesel climbed out of the truck to help him.

  • The soldiers were discussing taking the prisoners for fresh air before continuing their journey.

  • The Jews were marching through the town of Molching, with onlookers including Liesel and Rudy.

  • The old woman from a nearby apartment building, Frau Diller, identified the source of the commotion and warned of the arriving Jews.

  • Liesel and Rudy made their way to the scene and saw her father, Hans Hubermann, attempting to shield them from the sight.

  • They watched as the starving and suffering Jews were forced to march past, their eyes enormous and their bodies covered in dirt.

  • The soldiers escorted the prisoners, some of whom were only boys, and ordered them to hurry up.

  • Liesel was certain that these were the poorest souls alive, with their faces stretched with torture and hunger consuming them.

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