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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. How does Rosa feel about Liesel writing letters to her mother?
(a) Rosa is offended that Liesel still wants contact with her birth mother.
(b) Rosa forbids Liesel to pick up a pen.
(c) Rosa feels it is a waste of time.
(d) Rosa does not know about the letters.

2. Why does Liesel struggle in school?
(a) Because she cannot do math.
(b) Because she has no friends.
(c) Because she cannot read.
(d) Because she cannot spell.

3. What does Max give to Liesel for her birthday?
(a) A new dress.
(b) A doll.
(c) A book.
(d) A bouquet of flowers.

4. How does Liesel react when she catches a glimpse into Max's journal?
(a) She is saddened.
(b) She is outraged.
(c) She is shocked.
(d) She is excited.

5. To which German city is Liesel being relocated by the foster care system?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Hamburg.
(c) Stuttgard.
(d) Munich.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What inanimate object does Max credit with saving his life?

3. Which of the following school subjects does Liesel practice regularly with Max?

4. What instrument did Erik Vandenberg play?

5. What type of fruit do Rudy and Liesel steal from local farmers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the relationship between Hans and Hans Jr. strained?

2. How do the citizens of Molching decide to celebrate the birthday of the Fueher?

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

4. How do Liesel and Rudy manage to steal a food basket from a church?

5. Where do Hans and Rosa hide Max in their house?

6. When Frau Hermann invites LIesel inside her house, what does she show the young girl?

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

8. How does Rudy Steiner express his admiration for Jesse Owens?

9. Who was Erik Vandenberg?

10. What are Liesel's first impressions of Rosa and Hans Hubermann?

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