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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. Who is Rudy most terrified of seeing him fail?
(a) His Hitler Youth division leader.
(b) Adolf Hitler.
(c) Liesel.
(d) His parents.

2. Where is Michael Holtzapfel's body found?
(a) In a shop.
(b) His body is never found.
(c) By the riverbed.
(d) At the local cemetery.

3. What does Rosa shout at Liesel for, signaling to her that Max has awoken from his coma?
(a) For tracking mud through the kitchen.
(b) For using her hairbrush.
(c) For forgetting to hang up the laundry.
(d) For leaving the milk out to spoil.

4. How many races does Rudy sign up for during the Hitler Youth carnival?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After their raid with Viktor Chemmel, how many apples are Liesel and Rudy given as payment?

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

3. With what weapon are both Hans and the starving prisoner beaten by the guard?

4. Why is the Nazi party interested in giving Rudy a full scholarship to their school?

5. In what German city is Hans stationed during the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do two men from the Nazi party suddenly show up at Rudy's home to speak with his parents?

2. How does Michael Holtzapfel die?

3. What happens when Viktor Chemmel steals the book Liesel is reading?

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

5. What happens when Frau Hermann finally confronts Liesel about stealing from her library?

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

7. Why does Liesel angrily shout at Frau Hermann in the library of her house?

8. What relationship does Liesel have with the book "The Whistler"?

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

10. What is "The Word Shaker"?

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