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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What title does Max give to his journal before skipping town?

2. Where is Michael Holtzapfel's body found?

3. To which concentration camp is the starving prisoner being relocated?

4. How does Hans react to the news that he is going to be drafted to the war?

5. Who is Rudy most terrified of seeing him fail?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Hubermann family react during the first air raid drill of the year?

2. What is "The Word Shaker"?

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

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

5. How does Liesel come to own a Dictionary and Thesaurus?

6. What does the LSE do during the war?

7. Why does Hans suddenly begin working again during the summer of 1942?

8. How does Rudy perform at the summer Hitler Youth carnival?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Rudy's experience within the Hitler Youth Organization was one that haunted him throughout his entire life. First, describe Rudy's initial experiences with the Hitler Youth Organization. Then, explain why Rudy was forced to switch groups at various times throughout his Nazi career. Finally, explain what skill Rudy exhibited, and how the Hitler Youth Organization responded to his unexpected skill.

Essay Topic 2

One of the ways the Nazi soldiers sought to humiliate their Jewish prisoners was to march them in parades through the cities. First, explain what message the Nazis were sending to the villagers with the parades. From the Nazis' point of view, were the parades successful? Why or why not? Finally, explain the various reactions villagers, like Hans and Liesel, had to seeing the prisoners being paraded through their streets.

Essay Topic 3

Liesel's life undergoes some major changes, starting with the opening chapter of the novel. First, describe what Liesel's familial situation is like at the opening of the novel. Then, describe what her familial situation is like at the end of the novel. What has changed about Liesel's sense of family?

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