What Does the Quote Mean (Sentence Level)?

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“And it would show me, once again, that one opportunity leads directly to another, just as risk leads to more risk, life to more life, and death to more death” (83).

·  What does the quote mean (sentence level)?

·  Who said this quote?

·  Does this fit with what we know about the character/narrator thus far? Explain.

·  How does the quote connect to the text? Be specific by using example(s) that happen before or after the quote.

·  How does the quote relate to the greater events in the novel? Be specific.

·  What figurative language is present?

·  How does this connect to a theme of the novel?

“The sound of another student struggling in the hallway was not particularly enjoyable, but the fact that is was someone else was, if not a true comfort, a relief” (88).

·  What does the quote mean (sentence level)?

·  Who said this quote?

·  Does this fit with what we know about the character/narrator thus far? Explain.

·  How does the quote connect to the text? Be specific by using example(s) that happen before or after the quote.

·  How does the quote relate to the greater events in the novel? Be specific.

·  What figurative language is present?

·  How does this connect to a theme of the novel?

(Rosa) “I’ll find out if you do; you know that, don’t you?”

(Liesel) “Yes, Mama.”

Saying those two words was often the best way to survive… (93)

·  What does the quote mean (sentence level)?

·  Who said this quote?

·  Does this fit with what we know about the character/narrator thus far? Explain.

·  How does the quote connect to the text? Be specific by using example(s) that happen before or after the quote.

·  How does the quote relate to the greater events in the novel? Be specific.

·  What figurative language is present?

·  How does this connect to a theme of the novel?

“Instead of asking him what was wrong, Liesel began writing immediately, choosing to ignore the sense of foreboding that was quick to accumulate inside her” (95).

·  What does the quote mean (sentence level)?

·  Who said this quote?

·  Does this fit with what we know about the character/narrator thus far? Explain.

·  How does the quote connect to the text? Be specific by using example(s) that happen before or after the quote.

·  How does the quote relate to the greater events in the novel? Be specific.

·  What figurative language is present?

·  How does this connect to a theme of the novel?

Dejected, she stood there in all her plumpness, holding the wooden spoon at her side like a club. She reached down and leaked a little. “I’m sorry, Liesel.”

Liesel knew her well enough to understand that is was not for the hiding (99).

·  What does the quote mean (sentence level)?

·  Who said this quote?

·  Does this fit with what we know about the character/narrator thus far? Explain.

·  How does the quote connect to the text? Be specific by using example(s) that happen before or after the quote.

·  How does the quote relate to the greater events in the novel? Be specific.

·  What figurative language is present?

·  How does this connect to a theme of the novel?

“When she wrote about that night, she held no animosity toward Rosa Hubermann at all, or toward her mother for that matter. To her, they were only victims of circumstance” (100).

·  What does the quote mean (sentence level)?

·  Who said this quote?

·  Does this fit with what we know about the character/narrator thus far? Explain.

·  How does the quote connect to the text? Be specific by using example(s) that happen before or after the quote.

·  How does the quote relate to the greater events in the novel? Be specific.

·  What figurative language is present?

·  How does this connect to a theme of the novel?