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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. Which of Frau Hermann's relatives dies, leaving her deeply depressed?
(a) Her son.
(b) Her grandfather.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her sister.

2. What object does Liesel regularly fish out of the trash bins to bring home to Max?
(a) Newspapers.
(b) Discarded clothing.
(c) Food scraps.
(d) Metal cans.

3. Which of the following emotions does Max feel comfortable expressing only in his journal?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Envy.
(d) Fear.

4. Which body part does Liesel's school friend break while attending the book burning?
(a) His arm.
(b) His neck.
(c) His ankle.
(d) His nose.

5. As a child, who saved Max from the Gestapo when they were removing Jews from the neighborhood?
(a) Rudy Steiner
(b) Walter Kugler.
(c) Liesel Memimger.
(d) Tommy Mullins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Liesel describe the sensation of being burned at the book burning?

2. Why is Rosa fired by various customers while Liesel is learning how to read?

3. What does Liesel purchase with the coin she finds on the street outside Frau Dillard's house?

4. Which of the following instruments does Hans Hubermann play?

5. Why was Max Vandenberg bullied as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Liesel's younger brother while he is on the train at the opening of the novel?

2. What does Max give to Liesel on her birthday?

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

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

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

6. How does Liesel fare during her first few weeks of school in Munich?

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

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

9. What reaction does Liesel have when she overhears someone use the word "Communist" at the bonfire?

10. How does Liesel manage to get a hold of a copy of the book "The Shoulder Shrug"?

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