Book Thief Part 1

What tragedy occurs on the train?

What possession of Hans does Death describe as “having a story” itself?

How does Liesel feel about Hans?

What about Rosa’s way of speaking makes an “immediate impact” on Liesel?

What does Hans decide when he sees Liesel’s book?

What is the shop owner Frau Diller’s “golden rule”?

Who comforts Liesel on her way home after the fight?

What is the “road of yellow stars”?

The narrator says that his one "saving grace" is a distractions? What are his preferred distraction?

What names do Rosa and Hans ask to be called by Liesel?

Where is the “book thief” when the narrator first notices her?

What falls from the grave digger apprentice’s pocket?

What event cause Liesel embarrassment in school?

What is Liesel asked to do with the Mayor’s laundry?

What major historical event takes place in during Part 1?

What was the “Jesse Owens” incident?

For what purpose is the book thief traveling by train?

Why does Death say that the Grave Digger’s Handbook is meaningful to Liesel?

What happens when Liesel turns 10?

What does she do when she is bullied after school?

What image are these colors referencing?

What does Liesel do with it the book?

How does Liesel meet Rudy?

Whose death does the narrator describe first in the novel?

Who is the narrator of the story?

What is the reason that Liesel’s mother gives her up?

Why was school a “failure” for Liesel?

Why does Hans come into Liesel’s room in the middle of the night?

How do both Hans and Rosa Hubermann make money?

When Rudy and Liesel race, what does Rudy want if he wins?

What is the one thing that Liesel knows about her Father?