<p>Names: </p><p>Part 6</p><p>“Death’s Diary: 1942” </p><p>1. Whom does Death say he looks like?</p><p>2. Respond to the following quote from page 309: “They say that war is death’s best friend, but I must offer you a different point of view on that one. To me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible. He stands over your shoulder repeating one thing, incessantly: “Get it done, get it done.” So you work harder. You get the job done. The boss, however, does not thank you. He asks for more.”</p><p>“The Snowman”</p><p>3. Explain the paradox: “The more he warmed, the more he melted.”</p><p>“Thirteen Presents” – “Fresh Air, an Old Nightmare, and What to do With a Jewish Corpse”</p><p>4. What does Death say happened when he came for Max on Himmel Street that winter?</p><p>5. What does Death suggest about the mayor’s open window? 6. What book does Liesel steal from the mayor’s wife this time? Why?</p><p>7. Why is it so important for Max to live?</p><p>“Death’s Diary: Cologne” – “Death’s Diary: The Parisians”</p><p>8. Respond to the bottom paragraph on page 349. </p><p>Part 7</p><p>“Champagne and Accordians” – “The Trilogy”</p><p>6. Explain Rudy’s performance at the Hitler Youth carnival. </p><p>How does Death attempt to support the idea that Rudy disqualified himself in the last </p><p> event on purpose?</p><p>7. What book does Liesel steal next? 8. How does Liesel acquire a dictionary? </p><p>“The Sound of Sirens” – “Frau Holtzapfel’s Offer”</p><p>6. Why didn’t Death feel sympathy for the Germans who hid in their basements during the air </p><p> raids?</p><p>7. What does Death say is Liesel’s accordion? Explain.</p><p>8. How does Liesel’s reading come to help the family’s situation just slightly?</p><p>What does Liesel think is the reason for this situation?</p><p>“The Long Walk to Dachau” – “The Idiot and the Coat Men”</p><p>9. Interpret the following lines:</p><p>Poke at the package of Jews.</p><p>His beard was a ball and chain. They could all smell me.</p><p>It is perfect weather for a parade.</p><p>…the Jews…like a catalog of colors…</p><p>They had the Fuhrer in their eyes.</p><p>10. In what way is Hans’s act of compassion “stupid”? </p><p>11. Whom does Death refer to as “the idiot”?</p><p>12. What happens to Max?</p><p>13. For whom do the coat men come? Take a guess as to why.</p><p>------</p><p>Comparison Text</p><p>Read Emily Dickinson’s poem “Because I Could Not Stop For Death.” Then answer the questions that follow. Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality.</p><p>We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labor and my leisure too, For His Civility – </p><p>We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring – We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain – We passed the Setting Sun – </p><p>Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – </p><p>We paused before a House that seemed A Swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – </p><p>Since then – 'tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses' Heads Were toward Eternity – 1. How does Dickinson personify Death? What attributes does she give him?</p><p>2. What tone is created in the poem by making Death a person?</p><p>3. How is Death in The Book Thief similar and different to Death in “Because I Could Not Stop</p><p>For Death”? Novel Similarities Poem</p><p>In what ways has your perspective of Death changed after reading these pieces?</p>