Your assignment for this week 3/23:
1. Why do you suppose the narrator flashed forward to Rudy Steiner's death? Do you think this knowledge improves or lessens your appreciation of the book?
2. In your opinion, did Ilse Hermann deserve Liesel's anger?
3. Do you think Rudy deserved the punishment he received at Franz's hands? How could he have avoided it?
4. In what ways did Franz Deustcher embody the attitude of Hitler's regime? How did his surname confirm this?
5. What do you think was significant about the book entitled The Whistler? Is there a common theme that connects the book Liesel has stolen?
- Answer one of the following questions in a well-developed response from Part 5
- Comment on one other student's reaction/response
- **YOU MUST COMPLETE BOTH TASKS FOR FULL CREDIT
- **Make sure to label your response with PART __ and QUESTION __
- **Make sure to write you name (first and last initial)
1. Why do you suppose the narrator flashed forward to Rudy Steiner's death? Do you think this knowledge improves or lessens your appreciation of the book?
2. In your opinion, did Ilse Hermann deserve Liesel's anger?
3. Do you think Rudy deserved the punishment he received at Franz's hands? How could he have avoided it?
4. In what ways did Franz Deustcher embody the attitude of Hitler's regime? How did his surname confirm this?
5. What do you think was significant about the book entitled The Whistler? Is there a common theme that connects the book Liesel has stolen?