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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, The Standover Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was young Hans Hubermann asked to stay behind during his fight of WWI?
(a) Because he was the best looking.
(b) Because he had a good sense of direction.
(c) Because he had good handwriting.
(d) Because he had a nice singing voice.

2. Which of the following characters teaches Liesel how to read?
(a) Rudy.
(b) Hans.
(c) Max.
(d) Rosa.

3. Who sees Liesel steal the book from the bonfire?
(a) The mayor's wife.
(b) Adolf Hitler.
(c) Hans. Jr.
(d) Rudy.

4. As a child, who saved Max from the Gestapo when they were removing Jews from the neighborhood?
(a) Liesel Memimger.
(b) Rudy Steiner
(c) Tommy Mullins.
(d) Walter Kugler.

5. Which of the following books does Hans Jr. think is the most valuable book ever written?
(a) The Shoulder Shrug.
(b) Mein Kampf.
(c) The Bible.
(d) The Gravedigger's Handbook.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Liesel sit and wait for Hans to come and pick her up from the book burning?

2. What does Rudy's father, Herr Steiner, do for a living?

3. What part of her body is burned when Liesel steals a copy of "The Shoulder Shrug"?

4. How does Liesel feel about the scheduled book burning?

5. What did Hans give to Erik Vandenberg's widow with the hopes of being able to help her family one day?

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