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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rosa shout at Liesel for, signaling to her that Max has awoken from his coma?
(a) For using her hairbrush.
(b) For tracking mud through the kitchen.
(c) For forgetting to hang up the laundry.
(d) For leaving the milk out to spoil.

2. According to Max's dreams, what is Liesel meant to shake in opposition to Hitler?
(a) Her hips.
(b) Hands.
(c) Church pillars.
(d) Trees.

3. What does the Hitler Youth leader use to cut Rudy's hair in the middle of the street?
(a) A switchblade.
(b) A pair of scissors.
(c) A pocket knife.
(d) A broken glass.

4. How do Rudy and Liesel break into the mayor's house?
(a) Through the wine cellar.
(b) Through the window.
(c) Through an unlocked door.
(d) Through the servant's entrance.

5. After Hans is drafted to the war, what sound does Liesel hear at night that wakes her from sleep?
(a) A woman weeping.
(b) Bombs exploding.
(c) An accordion.
(d) The wind howling.

6. How does the disgruntled card player die?
(a) From a heart attack.
(b) In a car accident.
(c) By a roadside bomb.
(d) By a sniper shot.

7. During what month of the year does Liesel resume playing soccer with her neighborhood friends?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) March.
(d) June.

8. Who breaks the news to Frau Holtzapfel that her son has died?
(a) Liesel.
(b) Hans.
(c) Rudy.
(d) Rosa.

9. With what weapon are both Hans and the starving prisoner beaten by the guard?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A stone.
(c) A rope.
(d) A whip.

10. How does Michael Holtzapfel die?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) He drowns in the river.
(d) His mother smothers him.

11. Who does Liesel continue to search for during the prisoner parades through town?
(a) The prisoner Hans tried to help.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Hans.
(d) Max.

12. Which of the following characters does NOT get up in the middle of the night during the air raid sirens?
(a) Max.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Liesel.
(d) Hans.

13. What does Frau Holtzapfel offer to trade Liesel in exchange for reading sessions?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Apples.
(c) Milk.
(d) Bread.

14. To which concentration camp is the starving prisoner being relocated?
(a) Treblinka.
(b) Majdanek.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Dachau.

15. Which of the following items is NOT something Liesel gives to Max hoping it will heal him from his sickness?
(a) A description of a cloud.
(b) A feather.
(c) A soccer ball.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is the Nazi party interested in giving Rudy a full scholarship to their school?

2. How do Rudy's parents feel when the Nazi party offers Rudy a full scholarship to one of their training schools?

3. What does Rudy hear when he eavesdrops on the conversation between the Nazi party and his parents?

4. What confession does Rudy make to Liesel when they run away from home together?

5. What does Hans offer to the starving Jewish soldier he sees being marched through the streets?

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