Table of Contents
- 1 Why did Rosa visit Liesel at school?
- 2 Why does Rosa create a diversion at school and pretend to be scolding Liesel?
- 3 Why is Rosa Liesel so harshly?
- 4 Where do Hans and Rosa move max when it’s too cold in the basement?
- 5 Who climbed into Liesel’s tree with her?
- 6 Does Rosa love Liesel?
- 7 Why was Christmas Day 1942 a special time for Hans Hubermann?
- 8 Why was Liesel able to enter the mayor’s house each time?
Why did Rosa visit Liesel at school?
Why did Rosa Hubermann make an unplanned visit to Liesel’s school? To tell her that Max woke up. (Rosa pretended she was mad about a lost hairbrush).
Why does Rosa create a diversion at school and pretend to be scolding Liesel?
Liesel was in trouble for bringing snow into the basement. She pretended to scold Liesel, but she was letting her know about Max getting better.
What does Rosa give to Liesel that shows that Liesel is ready?
When Liesel and Rosa return home, Rosa cuts open a bedsheet and takes out Max’s sketchbook. She says Max said to give it Liesel when she was ready, but that Liesel has always been ready. The cover of the book says The Word Shaker: A Small Collection of Thoughts for Liesel Meminger.
Why does Liesel deliberately injure her leg while playing outdoors?
Why did Liesel deliberately injure her leg while playing outdoor? To warn Hans and Rosa that members of the Nazi Party. Are going from door to door to inspect the basements to find some possible air raid shelters.
Why is Rosa Liesel so harshly?
Why is Rosa Liesel so harshly? She may treat Liesel harshly at times but that is just her way of expressing love. This “cold” personality of Rosa is an act to protect herself from getting hurt and losing those she love deeply, especially after losing one of her children at war.
Where do Hans and Rosa move max when it’s too cold in the basement?
Liesel hears Mama and Papa talking. If Max stays in the basement, he will surely die. From now on, Max spends his nights in Hans and Rosa’s room, in front of the fire. He still spends his days hiding in the basement.
What was Rosa holding in the middle of the night?
At night, Rosa holds Hans’s accordion.
Why did Rosa give Liesel a beating?
When Rosa questions her about the money, Liesel first blames a customer and then confesses to taking the money. Without waiting for the explanation, Rosa begins beating her severely with the wooden spoon. After the beating, Liesel tells Rosa what she did with the money.
Who climbed into Liesel’s tree with her?
Liesel, however, grows her own tree and takes shelter in it. Nobody can chop it down, but Max is able to climb it and take shelter there with her. The story dramatizes the way Liesel has used words and books to create a refuge in the midst of Nazi Germany, and how she’s invited Max into that refuge.
Does Rosa love Liesel?
Rosa Hubermann is Liesel’s foster mother, her Mama. Death, however, tells us that Rosa, surprisingly, has a very big heart, and does, in fact, deeply love both Hans and Liesel.. She also cares for Max when he is ill, and she holds Hans’s accordion at night praying for Hans’s, and everybody else’s, safe return.
Why did Rosa Hubermann always want to appear tough and unemotional?
Why do you think Rosa Hubermann always wanted to appear tough and unemotional? She wanted to appear that way, to show that she shouldn’t be treated smaller than she really is. Doesn’t want people to pity her. In what ways did this book offer an unusual characterization of “Death”? It is unusal because it narrates the story from Deaths perspective.
Why did Liesel bring snow into the basement?
Didn’t want to make him a greater threat or risk since he is a jew. Why did Liesel blame herself for bringing snow into the basement in order to build the snowman? What did Liesel hope to accomplish by bringing presents to the unconscious Max? Why did Liesel deliberately injure her leg while playing outdoors?
Why was Christmas Day 1942 a special time for Hans Hubermann?
Why was Christmas Day 1942 a special time for those who resided in Hans Hubermann’s home? Why did Max wait so long to reveal his illness to the family? He didn’t want to be trouble for anyone. Didn’t want to make him a greater threat or risk since he is a jew.
Why was Liesel able to enter the mayor’s house each time?
You would expect Death to be heartless, but he isn’t. Why do you think Liesel was able to enter the mayor’s house with ease and rob books each time? She was able to enter because the window to the library was open and she knew she wouldn’t get caught. The mayors wife felt bad, so she just let her do it.