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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, The Standover Man.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What instrument did Erik Vandenberg play?
(a) The banjo.
(b) The harmonica.
(c) The accordian.
(d) The bagpipes.

2. What inanimate object does Max credit with saving his life?
(a) A book.
(b) A wooden spoon.
(c) A pocket watch.
(d) A tennis shoe.

3. How many fights did Max Vandenberg get in with his nemesis, Walter Kugler?
(a) Twenty-seven.
(b) Four.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Nine.

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

5. Where did Max Vandenberg grow up?
(a) Struttgard.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Munich.
(d) Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport does Liesel regularly play with the neighborhood kids?

2. In which room of the Hubermann household does Max hide while he is living with them?

3. How long is Max in hiding before being moved to Hans Hubermann's house?

4. How did Erik Vandenberg's widow react when Hans brought her husband's instrument home to her?

5. How many soldiers survived the battle Hans Hubermann sat out during WWI?

(see the answer key)

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