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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, The Shoulder Shrug.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosa do for a living?
(a) She is a factory worker.
(b) She is a seamstress.
(c) She is a midwife.
(d) She is a laundress.

2. Why is Hans Jr. embarrassed to be seen with his father?
(a) Because his father has not yet joined the Nazi party.
(b) Because his father aligns himself with Hitler.
(c) Because his father is uneducated and illiterate.
(d) Because his father is an atheist when it is fashionable to be Catholic.

3. How does Liesel describe the sensation of being burned at the book burning?
(a) As enlivening.
(b) As painful.
(c) As deadening.
(d) As feeling nothing at all.

4. Where does Liesel sit and wait for Hans to come and pick her up from the book burning?
(a) At the school.
(b) At the hospital.
(c) At the church.
(d) At the library.

5. What is the name of the street where Liesel lives with the Hubermann family?
(a) Fimmel Street.
(b) Himmel Street.
(c) Gimmel Street.
(d) Mimmel Street.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Liesel struggle in school?

3. What does Liesel clean off the door frame every day, left by Frau Hollapfel?

4. How does the reader know Liesel's brother is sick?

5. Why is Rosa fired by various customers while Liesel is learning how to read?

(see the answer key)

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