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The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
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Summary
Plot Overview
Summary and Analysis
Prologue and Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven
Part Eight
Part Nine
Part Ten
Epilogue
Characters
Character List
Liesel Meminger
Max Vandenburg
Hans Hubermann
Rudy Steiner
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
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Important Quotes Explained
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Words
Human Nature
Death
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Prologue and Part One
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10
Epilogue
Quotes By Character
Liesel Meminger
Max Vandenburg
Hans Hubermann
Rudy Steiner
Ilsa Hermann
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs and Symbols
Prologue and Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six
Part Seven
Part Eight
Part Nine
Part Ten
Epilogue
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Prologue and Part One Quiz
Further Study
Prologue and Part One Quiz
1
of 5
At the beginning of the novel, how many times does Death say he has seen the book thief?
Once
Never
Four
Three
2
of 5
At the beginning of the novel, who dies on the train to Munich?
Liesel's mother
Liesel's brother
Max
Liesel's father
3
of 5
From whom does Liesel first get a book?
Hans
Rudy
A gravedigger
Her brother
4
of 5
What is the name of the club that Liesel is enrolled in when she turns ten?
Girls' Choir
Germany United
Young Writers
Hitler Youth
5
of 5
When Hans finds Liesel's stolen book, what does he do?
Yells at her
Burns it
Teaches her to read
Tears out the pages
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