<p>Part Eight</p><p>“Dominoes and Darkness”</p><p>1. What metaphor do Rudy’s sisters use to describe the two men who visited the house?</p><p>2. For what are the dominoes metaphors?</p><p>“The Thought Of Rudy Naked”</p><p>3. What piece of nonfiction might a reader learn in this section?</p><p>4. What does the reader learn about Liesel and her feelings for Rudy?</p><p>“Punishment”</p><p>5. What is Hans’s “reward” for trying to give a Jew food?</p><p>6. Why was Alex Steiner drafted into the German army? “The Promise Keeper’s Wife”</p><p>7. How does Liesel relate herself to the girl in A Song In the Dark?</p><p>8. How is Rosa’s sadness confirmed to Liesel?</p><p>“The Collector”</p><p>9. What was Hans’s job in the war?</p><p>“The Bread Eaters”</p><p>10. In what way are Rudy and Liesel’s actions ironic considering they are living in Nazi </p><p>Germany?</p><p>“The Hidden Sketchbook”</p><p>11. What is the difference between a fable and a fairy tale?</p><p>12. Identify the following symbols within The Word Shaker:</p><p>*the small man who wanted to rule the world – *the words (plants) –</p><p>*the seeds (symbols) –</p><p>*the people on the conveyor belt –</p><p>*the word shakers –</p><p>*the best female word shaker who was hungry for words and knew how powerless</p><p> a person could be without words –</p><p>*the sick man –</p><p>13. The seed from which her tree grows is the seed of ______, born of a ______</p><p>______of ______and ______.</p><p>14. The fact that no one is able to destroy the tree symbolizes that the ______</p><p> between the girl and sick man is much stronger than the message of the ______.</p><p>15. When the girl and the man – friends – come out of the tree, it falls. The crash does not </p><p> completely destroy the other trees planted by the Nazi’s, but it does carve a path through</p><p> the Nazi forest. The voices they hear behind them symbolically belong to whom? 16. The story shows that the most powerful weapon against Hitler’s movement is what?</p><p>17. What does the story suggest is the answer to defeating Hitler?</p><p>18. Explain whether The Word Shaker better fits the genre of fable or fairy tale. Then complete </p><p> the attached worksheet on ALLEGORY.</p><p>“The Anarchist’s Suit Collection”</p><p>19. What does Liesel give Rudy for Christmas?</p><p>20. How does the reader know that Liesel’s feeling for Rudy have changed? Part Nine</p><p>For each chapter in “Part Nine,” you will determine the main idea (one complete sentence) and list any key literary points. </p><p>Literary Points Sub-chapter Main Idea (provide specific examples)</p><p>The Next Temptation</p><p>The Cardplayer</p><p>The Snows Of Stalingrad</p><p>The Ageless Brother</p><p>The Accident The Bitter Taste Of Questions</p><p>One Toolbox, One Bleeder, One Bear</p><p>Homecoming</p>