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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Ten, The Book Thief.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Liesel manage to warn Max about the men trolling the neighborhood, who may discover him?
(a) She fakes an injury and runs home.
(b) She does not warn Max, and he is discovered.
(c) She warns Hans, who hurries home to hide Max.
(d) She shouts to him using their secret code for danger.

4. What does Hans offer to the starving Jewish soldier he sees being marched through the streets?
(a) An apple.
(b) Milk.
(c) Eggs.
(d) Bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What inanimate object does Max credit with saving his life?

2. Who does Michael write a letter to shortly before his death?

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

4. What does the Hitler Youth leader use to cut Rudy's hair in the middle of the street?

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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