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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Liesel accidentally leave behind in the mayor's house while she is robbing him?
(a) Her gloves.
(b) Her shoes.
(c) Her jacket.
(d) Her hat.

3. According to Frau Hermann, who owns the library in her house?
(a) She does.
(b) Her husband does.
(c) God does.
(d) Hitler does.

4. How many races does Rudy sign up for during the Hitler Youth carnival?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. How many gifts does Liesel bring to Max in total during his time of sickness?
(a) Seventeen.
(b) Eight.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Eleven.

Short Answer Questions

1. What food item does Liesel find on Frau Hermann's desk around Christmas time?

2. Where are Liesel and her family expected to hide out during the air raid drills?

3. What color do Hans' neighbors ask him to paint their windows?

4. Which of the following characters is drafted to the war at the same time as Hans?

5. Who breaks the news to Frau Holtzapfel that her son has died?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret code do Liesel and Rosa concoct to communicate about Max in public?

2. How does Liesel save Max from being discovered when the men are trolling the neighborhood inspecting basements?

3. Why does Liesel angrily shout at Frau Hermann in the library of her house?

4. What happens when Rudy sees an airplane go down outside the bomb shelter?

5. How does Hans narrowly avoid death during the second World War?

6. Why does Hans suddenly begin working again during the summer of 1942?

7. What fear does Rosa have if Max were to die?

8. What relationship does Liesel have with the book "The Whistler"?

9. Why do two men from the Nazi party suddenly show up at Rudy's home to speak with his parents?

10. How is Hans punished for giving the starving Jew a piece of bread?

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