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

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

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

4. How does Hans learn that he has been accepted in the Nazi party?
(a) A letter arrives.
(b) A sign is posted in town.
(c) He gets a phone call.
(d) Nazi soldiers knock on his door.

5. What job does Hans take upon returning home from the war?
(a) A teaching job.
(b) A police job.
(c) A desk job.
(d) He is unemployed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of the book Liesel steals from Frau Hermann's library while Max is sick?

2. Who does Liesel continue to search for during the prisoner parades through town?

3. How does Rudy feel after the Nazi physical?

4. During their only Christmas together, what does Liesel give to Rudy as a gift?

5. In which Russian city did Frau Holzapfel's son die?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Rudy sees an airplane go down outside the bomb shelter?

2. Why is Max forced to leave the Hubermann house?

3. What fear does Rosa have if Max were to die?

4. Why does Frau Holtzapfel suddenly stop going to the bomb shelter during air raid drills?

5. What does the LSE do during the war?

6. How is Hans paid for the work he does during the summer of 1942?

7. How does Rudy react to the physical he is forced to undergo at the Nazi school?

8. Why does Liesel bring snow into the basement during winter?

9. What happens when Liesel sees Max being marched through town with a Jewish prisoner parade?

10. How is Hans punished for giving the starving Jew a piece of bread?

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