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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What alcoholic beverage is Hans paid in, which he allows Liesel to drink with him?
(a) Wine.
(b) Champagne.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Beer.

3. How long has Max been hiding in the basement before he sees the sky?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six months.
(c) One year.
(d) Four years.

4. In which Russian city did Frau Holzapfel's son die?
(a) Krasnov.
(b) Volga.
(c) Stalingrad.
(d) Tsaritsyn.

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

6. Why are men trolling the neighborhood where Liesel lives during her soccer game?
(a) They are handing out pamphlets about the Nazi party.
(b) They are collecting donations to benefit the Hitler Youth organization.
(c) They are inspecting basements that may be converted into bomb shelters.
(d) They are searching for hidden Jews.

7. What does the Hitler Youth leader use to cut Rudy's hair in the middle of the street?
(a) A pair of scissors.
(b) A broken glass.
(c) A switchblade.
(d) A pocket knife.

8. Which of the following adjectives does Liesel use to describe the process of mixing paint?
(a) Complicated.
(b) Misleading.
(c) Amusing.
(d) Dizzying.

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

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

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

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

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

14. With what weapon are both Hans and the starving prisoner beaten by the guard?
(a) A stone.
(b) A rope.
(c) A whip.
(d) A pistol.

15. How does Michael Holtzapfel die?
(a) He has a heart attack.
(b) He commits suicide.
(c) His mother smothers him.
(d) He drowns in the river.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rudy give to the dying pilot in the hopes of comforting him during death?

2. What does Liesel bring into Max's room on Christmas Eve?

3. During what month of the year does Liesel resume playing soccer with her neighborhood friends?

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

5. What does Rudy hear when he eavesdrops on the conversation between the Nazi party and his parents?

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