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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Liesel bring into Max's room on Christmas Eve?
(a) Snow.
(b) Candles.
(c) A feast.
(d) Presents.

2. 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.

3. What is Hans' major responsibility during the war?
(a) Administering medical aid.
(b) Putting out fires.
(c) Mapping enemy movement.
(d) Feeding the troops.

4. In what month of the year does Hans return home from the war?
(a) July.
(b) December.
(c) October.
(d) April.

5. How does Frau Hermann react when she realizes that Liesel is stealing from her?
(a) She is saddened.
(b) She is angered.
(c) She is apathetic.
(d) She is confused.

6. What color do Hans' neighbors ask him to paint their windows?
(a) White.
(b) Tan.
(c) Blue.
(d) Black.

7. Which of the following characters does NOT get up in the middle of the night during the air raid sirens?
(a) Hans.
(b) Rosa.
(c) Liesel.
(d) Max.

8. How does the disgruntled card player die?
(a) By a sniper shot.
(b) By a roadside bomb.
(c) In a car accident.
(d) From a heart attack.

9. What does Liesel steal from the mayor's house the first time she breaks in?
(a) Lacy underwear.
(b) Food.
(c) A book.
(d) Petty cash.

10. During what month of the year does Max collapse in the basement?
(a) November.
(b) July.
(c) January.
(d) April.

11. In which German city is Max captured?
(a) Struttgard.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Munich.
(d) Hamburg.

12. When the disgruntled card player dies, what part of Hans' body is broken?
(a) His neck.
(b) His nose.
(c) His leg.
(d) His arm.

13. Where is Michael Holtzapfel's body found?
(a) At the local cemetery.
(b) His body is never found.
(c) By the riverbed.
(d) In a shop.

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

15. Which of the following items is NOT something Liesel gives to Max hoping it will heal him from his sickness?
(a) A description of a cloud.
(b) A soccer ball.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) A feather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who saves Liesel from being beaten to death by the German soldier guarding Max?

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

3. Who is Rudy most terrified of seeing him fail?

4. Which of the following adjectives does Liesel use to describe the process of mixing paint?

5. How does Hans react to the news that he is going to be drafted to the war?

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