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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Liesel describe the alcoholic drink she sips with Hans?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Tasteless.
(c) Sweet.
(d) Bitter.

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

3. After their raid with Viktor Chemmel, how many apples are Liesel and Rudy given as payment?
(a) Twenty apples each.
(b) One apple each.
(c) Five apples each.
(d) Ten apples each.

4. What food item does Liesel find on Frau Hermann's desk around Christmas time?
(a) Cherry pie.
(b) Fruit cake.
(c) Chocolate muffins.
(d) Christmas cookies.

5. Which of the following characters is drafted to the war at the same time as Hans?
(a) Rudy Steiner.
(b) Herr Steiner.
(c) Max Vandenberg.
(d) Hans Jr.

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

7. Which of the following characters does NOT try to bully Frau Holtzapfel into the air raid shelter when she refuses to go?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Liesel.
(c) Michael.
(d) Rudy.

8. Which of the following actions does Hans cease doing once he arrives on the war front?
(a) Praying.
(b) Writing letters home.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Showering.

9. What title does Max give to his journal before skipping town?
(a) The Word Shaker.
(b) The Book Thief.
(c) The Dream Carrier.
(d) The Standover Man.

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

11. What card game does Hans regularly play with his troops?
(a) Rummy.
(b) Gin.
(c) Go-Fish.
(d) Poker.

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

13. Where are Liesel and her family expected to hide out during the air raid drills?
(a) In their own basement.
(b) In the church basement.
(c) In the local swimming pool.
(d) In their neighbor's basement.

14. What punishment does Hans receive for helping the starving Jew from the parade?
(a) He is fined.
(b) He is beaten.
(c) He is sent to jail for six weeks.
(d) He is not punished.

15. Which of the following units is Hans assigned to in the war?
(a) VED.
(b) BAW.
(c) LSE.
(d) GRT.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Hans learn that he has been accepted in the Nazi party?

2. What question does the Hitler Youth leader ask Rudy on the street before beating him in front of his friends?

3. According to Max's dreams, what is Liesel meant to shake in opposition to Hitler?

4. In which Russian city did Frau Holzapfel's son die?

5. How does Liesel manage to warn Max about the men trolling the neighborhood, who may discover him?

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