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Beebe's Semester 2 English Literacy Final Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does Liesel's brother die?

a)

In the hospital

b)

At home in his bed

c)

On a train

d)

In Hans' and Rosa's basement

2.

How does Hans befriend Liesel?

a)

Teaching her how to whistle

b)

Teaching her how to play the accordion

c)

Teaching her how to paint houses

d)

Teaching her how to roll his cigarettes

3.

Why does Rudy cover his body with coal?

a)

To be invisible at night

b)

To imitate his hero, Jesse Owens

c)

To play a black cat in the school play

d)

To avoid joining the Hitler Youth group

4.

At the book burning, when Liesel says she hates Hitler, Hans slaps her. He does this because...

a)

He is extremely patriotic and loves Hitler

b)

She has just stolen a book, and he wants to teach her stealing is wrong

c)

It is very dangerous for Liesel to speak against Hitler in public, and Hans wants to make sure she never does it again

d)

He is sick of listening to her complain

5.

Max makes Liesel a book called The Standover Man for her tenth birthday. The story is about...

a)

A man who never sits down

b)

How Max came to live with the Hubermanns

c)

How Hitler rose to power

d)

A bird that wishes it were a man

6.

In order to stay in shape in the basement, what does Max do?

a)

Does pushups and imagines boxing Hitler

b)

Does jumping jacks and imagines swimming the Amper River

c)

Does sit-ups and imagines competing in the Olympics

d)

Does yoga and imagines marrying Rose Hubermann

7.

Why does Liesel continue to go to Illsa Hermann's house after Illsa fires Rosa?

a)

Illsa gives her cookies

b)

Rudy convinces her to steal food from the kitchen

c)

She steals books from the library

d)

She think she can get Rosa's job back

8.

When Rudy rescues Liesel's book from the river, what does he hope to be rewarded with?

a)

An apple

b)

A reading lesson

c)

A cigarette

d)

A kiss

9.

Despite having no money for food or presents, the Hubermanns have "the greatest Christmas ever." Why?

a)

Because Hans plays his accordion

b)

Because Liesel builds a snowman in the basement

c)

Because Max reads them a story

d)

Because Rosa builds a fire in the fireplace

10.

When Max gets sick, Rosa and Hans are worried that...

a)

They can't afford medicine

b)

His coughing will alert the neighbors

c)

His illness is contagious

d)

He'll die and they will have to get rid of his body

11.

Rudy's hero, Olympic athlete, Jesse Owens, performed in what sport?

a)

Diving

b)

Gymnastics

c)

Shot-put

d)

Track

12.

The death of her brother causes Liesel to...

a)

Cry all the time

b)

Hate her life

c)

Have nightmares

d)

Have severe depression

13.

Rosa truly hates Liesel

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the first book that Liesel steals?

a)

Mein Kampf

b)

The Book Thief

c)

The Grave Digger's Handbook

d)

The Shoulder Shrug

15.

What special event is on the day of the book burning?

a)

The President's birthday

b)

The anniversary of the Nazi Party

c)

The Mayor's birthday

d)

Hitler's birthday

16.

What does Rosa shout at Liesel for when she appears at the school, signaling to Liesel that Max has awoken from being sick?

a)

For leaving the milk out

b)

For forgetting to hang up the laundry

c)

For using her hairbrush

d)

For tracking mud through the kitchen

17.

What did Frau Holtzapfel request from Rosa after the first air raid?

a)

For Hans to escort her to the bomb shelter

b)

For peace between her and Rosa

c)

For Liesel to come read to her

d)

For Rosa to wash her laundry

18.

What instrument does Hans play?

a)

Trumpet

b)

Guitar

c)

Tuba

d)

Accordion

19.

What is the name of the river where Rudy retrieves Liesel's book?

a)

Ansler

b)

Volga

c)

Seit

d)

Amper

20.

Where does Liesel steal her first book?

a)

The mayor's library

b)

A book store in Molching

c)

At her brother's funeral

d)

On Himmel Street

21.

Why did Max Vandenburg need to hide from the Nazi's?

a)

He deserted the German Army

b)

He was an escaped prisoner of war

c)

He was caught stealing food meant for the soldiers

d)

He was a Jew

22.

How are the Hubermanns related to Liesel?

a)

Foster parents

b)

Parents

c)

Aunt and Uncle

d)

Friends of her mother's

23.

Which 1936 Olympic athlete is Rudy obsessed with?

a)

Mack Robinson

b)

Archie Williams

c)

John Woodruff

d)

Jesse Owens

24.

How does Liesel become acquainted with the Mayor's wife?

a)

They were talking at a town meeting

b)

Meets her in the bookshop

c)

Delivers her laundry

d)

She is a friend of Rosa's

25.

Who is the character that is deaf?

a)

Tommy Mueller

b)

Erik Vandenberg

c)

Viktor Chemmel

d)

Alex Steiner

26.

What book does Max paint the pages over to write The Standover Man?

a)

The Bible

b)

Great Expectations

c)

The Diary of Anne Frank

d)

Mein Kampf

27.

Who gave Liesel reading and writing lessons?

a)

Hans

b)

Michael

c)

Rosa

d)

Rudy

28.

What is Hans' reaction to Liesel stealing the book from the bonfire?

a)

Hans congratulates her on stealing the book and tries to get her to steal another one

b)

Hans promises to read the book with her in the safety of the basement

c)

Hans makes Liesel return the book

d)

Hans makes Liesel write an apology letter to the Nazi's organizing the bonfire

29.

Rosa shows Liesel her love by pampering and loving her.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What did Liesel do to the kid that mad fun of her because she couldn't read?

a)

Told Hans and Rosa

b)

Beat him up

c)

Told the teacher

d)

She ignored him

31.

Tommy Mueller has a vision problem and can't see.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

How does Death acquire the book thief's book?

a)

He steals it from the young girl while she is crying.

b)

He finds it in the rubble on Munich Street.

c)

He discovers it in the basement where the girl was.

d)

He retrieves it from a garbage truck.

33.

Mama sends Liesel to deliver and pick up her customers' laundry because she

a)

is injured and cannot walk

b)

is punishing Liesel

c)

thinks people will not fire a child

d)

has gotten another job

34.

Hans Junior is angry with his father because Hans

a)

is not a Nazi supporter

b)

never fought in a war

c)

will not lend him money

d)

adopted another child

35.

Hans Hubermann's application to join the Nazi Party is denied because

a)

he is too poor to pay the application fee

b)

he painted over a Jewish racial slur

c)

his son turned him in to the Nazi Party

d)

he is hiding a Jew in his basement

36.

Erik Vandenburg saves Hans Hubermann's life by

a)

running in front of him on the battleground

b)

dragging him to the army hospital after Hans is wounded

c)

switching seats with him in a truck that is bombed

d)

nominating Hans to stay back to write letters for the captain

37.

Hans and Rosa decide to let Max come upstairs at night because

a)

they feel guilty making Max stay in the basement all of the time

b)

Liesel begs them to let Max come up and draw with her

c)

it is too cold and damp in the basement, and Max might get sick

d)

they are not worried about being checked on by the Nazis at night

38.

Ilsa Hermann hides in her house because she

a)

is afraid of being hurt

b)

is painfully shy

c)

does not like people

d)

lost her son in the war

39.

Rudy and Liesel join Arthur Berg's gang of thieves to steal

a)

books

b)

food

c)

liquor

d)

money

40.

A representative from the NSDAP comes to the Hubermann's house to

a)

see if there are any Jews hiding in the house

b)

process Hans Hubermann's Nazi Party application

c)

determine if their basement is suitable as an air raid shelter

d)

offer Liesel a place in the Hitler Youth school

41.

At the Hitler Youth athletic carnival, Rudy wins

a)

all of his races

b)

all but one of his races

c)

half of his races

d)

none of his races

42.

Frau Holtzapfel offers Rosa Hubermann her coffee ration in exchange for

a)

ingredients for a cake

b)

Liesel's reading to her

c)

Han's accordion playing

d)

Rosa's laundry services

43.

Who is the book narrated by?

a)

Liesel

b)

Hans

c)

Max

d)

Death

44.

What is the narrator interested with?

a)

Smells

b)

Colours

c)

Sounds

d)

Scenes

45.

What does Rosa do for work?

a)

She doesn't have a job

b)

She works at the local cafe

c)

She is an accountant

d)

She washes people's laundry

46.

What does Hans do for work?

a)

He is a builder

b)

He is a musician

c)

He is a painter

d)

He is a politician

47.

Why is Liesel teased at school?

a)

She can't speak German.

b)

She can't read or write.

c)

She is bad at singing.

d)

The students find out her mother is a communist.

48.

Who did the accordion once belong to?

a)

Liesel's mother

b)

Han's father

c)

Rosa's father

d)

Max's father

49.

"He looks like death" suggests what?

a)

He is very pale

b)

He looks menacing and violent

c)

He is dressed in black

d)

The character looks extremely ill and exhausted

50.

What does Leisel mean when she says her new mama is "like a thunderstorm"?

a)

Mama is loud

b)

Mama makes people nervous and on edge

c)

Mama shakes the house when she walks

d)

Mama turns everything into a catastrophe