Question

Extended Reader “The Book Thief”
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (5 Marks)
Prior to waking up, the book thief was dreaming about the Führer, Adolf Hitler. In the dream, she
was attending a rally at which he spoke, looking at the skull-colored part in his hair and the perfect
square of his mustache. She was listening contentedly to the torrent of words spilling from his
mouth. His sentences glowed in the light. In a quieter moment, he actually crouched down and
smiled at her. She returned the smile and said, “Guten Tag, Herr Führer. Wie geht’s dir heut?” She
hadn’t learned to speak too well, or even to read, as she had rarely frequented school. The reason
for that she would find out in due course. 
Just as the Führer was about to reply, she woke up. It was January 1939. She was nine years old,
soon to be ten. Her brother was dead. 
One eye open. 
One still in a dream. It would be better for a complete dream, I think, but I really have no control
over that. 
The second eye jumped awake and she caught me out, no doubt about it. It was exactly when I
knelt down and extracted his soul, 
holding it limply in my swollen arms. He warmed up soon after, but when I picked him up originally,
the boy’s spirit was soft and cold, like ice cream. He started melting in my arms. Then warming up
completely. Healing. 

a) Who is the narrator here?
b) The word “Prior” can be replaced with; ----------- ( Before , after , as soon as).
c) About whom the girl was dreaming?
d) Why the girl couldn’t speak well?



e) What does the following line tells us about Adolf Hitler, “She was listening contentedly to
the torrent of words spilling from his mouth.”

Answer 1

Answer:

a) The narrator here is death itself.

b) Before

c) The girl was dreaming about the Führer, Adolf Hitler.

d) The girl couldn’t speak well as she had rarely frequented school.

e) The following line “She was listening contentedly tothe torrent of words spilling from his mouth” gives us a brief idea about the personality of Adolf Hitler. It throws light on the fact that he was an impulsive, egocentric, cold, aggressive, un-empathic, and tough-minded person. Also, it gives us an idea that he was a great orator.