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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. What ethnicity was Erik Vandenberg?
(a) He was Canadian.
(b) He was Jewish.
(c) He was Swedish.
(d) He was German.

2. Why does Rudy pack a toolbox?
(a) To fix his father's car.
(b) To run away with Liesel.
(c) To join the war effort.
(d) To break into houses.

3. How does Liesel feel about the scheduled book burning?
(a) She is outraged.
(b) She is nervous.
(c) She is confused.
(d) She is excited.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Liesel steal from the mayor's house the first time she breaks in?

2. Why are men trolling the neighborhood where Liesel lives during her soccer game?

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

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

5. What is the title of the book Liesel steals from Frau Hermann's library while Max is sick?

(see the answer key)

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