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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. In "Ocean," the Landauers watch as some people in the front of the line are being let back on board the train while others are being taken to which location?
(a) To another train.
(b) To an incinerator.
(c) To a prison.
(d) To a hut.

2. Zdenka had what profession before becoming a physiotherapist?
(a) Dancer.
(b) Painter.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Actress.

3. In "Storm," Stahl is furious because Hana has not _________.
(a) Told him she was Jewish.
(b) Called his wife.
(c) Told him she was married.
(d) Answered his calls in a week.

4. In "Rainer," Liesel kisses Rainer von Abt goodbye and notices that she always forgets how ________ he is in her memories?
(a) Short.
(b) Fat.
(c) Tall.
(d) Cold.

5. Who, according to Liesel during an argument, is Victor's responsibility during their argument in "Ocean"?
(a) Oskar and Hana.
(b) Liesel and the children.
(c) Kata and Marika.
(d) Kata and Liesel.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Departure," Liesel's family must leave what city to catch their next train?

2. In "Rainer," Rainer von Abt is now building skyscrapers in what country?

3. Whom does Lanik admit to having watched undress one time in "Lanik"?

4. In "Storm," Hana asks Stahl about all of the Jews that are being forced into camps in what country?

5. "Swimming" begins with a letter from Hana to Liesel in which she describes the German scientist and what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of Tomas. How does Tomas relate to Viktor?

2. What does Hana's character symbolize in the novel? What purpose does she serve in the narrative?

3. Whom does Lanik show around the Landauer House in "Dispossession"? What happens at the end of this chapter?

4. Who takes over the Landauer House in "Occupation"? For what purpose is it used?

5. Where is the Landauer family in the chapter titled "Exile"? What does Liesel begin to notice in this chapter?

6. How is the end of the war described in "Soviets"?

7. What is the meeting like between Zdenka and Hana in "Confession"? What does Hana warn Zdenka of in this chapter?

8. What information does Lanik reveal about the Landauers in "Lanik"?

9. Who is taken off the train in "Ocean"? What does Viktor do to try to assuage the situation?

10. What does Hana relate about her time in the concentration camp in "Comfort"?

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