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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Liesel sit and wait for Hans to come and pick her up from the book burning?
(a) At the school.
(b) At the library.
(c) At the church.
(d) At the hospital.

2. Upon arriving safely to the Hubermann household, how long does Max sleep, uninterrupted?
(a) Three days.
(b) Nine days.
(c) Five days.
(d) Seven days.

3. Which of the following ailments afflicts Tommy Muller?
(a) He is deaf.
(b) He is mute.
(c) He is lame.
(d) He is blind.

4. Which of the following characters stands up for Tommy Muller when he is being abused?
(a) Max.
(b) Liesel.
(c) Hans.
(d) Rudy.

5. Which sport does Max regularly dream he is participating in with Adolf Hitler?
(a) Fencing.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Rowing.
(d) Boxing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sees Liesel steal the book from the bonfire?

2. How long do Liesel and Rudy work with the gang leader before he moves away?

3. What does Liesel clean off the door frame every day, left by Frau Hollapfel?

4. Which nation does Max dream will eventually rise up and beat Hitler to the ground?

5. As a child, who saved Max from the Gestapo when they were removing Jews from the neighborhood?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Liesel celebrate her first Christmas with Hans and Rosa?

2. How do Hans and Rosa react when Liesel asks for permission to write letters home to her mother?

3. Who is Frau Diller?

4. How did Erik Vandenberg's widow respond when Hans Hubermann came knocking at her door?

5. Why was Hans Hubermann asked to stay behind while the rest of his troop was sent in to battle in France during WWI?

6. How does Liesel react when she realizes the mayor's wife saw her steal the book from the bonfire?

7. How was Max Vandenberg treated by his schoolmates as a child?

8. Whose name is written on the inside covers of the books kept in Frau Hermann's library?

9. How does Max escape from Stuttgard after the war breaks out?

10. How is the mysterious young man in Stuttgart described when the reader sees him for the first time?

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