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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the woman described that came to dinner with the Fury at Bruno’s house in Berlin in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Short and redheaded.
(b) Tall and dark-haired.
(c) Beautiful and blond.
(d) Old and gray-haired.

2. When Bruno takes his sister Gretel to look out of his bedroom window, Maria comes charging out carrying what in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) A suitcase.
(b) A dead mouse.
(c) A feral cat.
(d) A dust cloth.

3. The oak tree that Bruno finds and decides to put a tire swing in is so old that he imagines it must have been planted when, according to the narrator in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) During the Inquisition.
(b) Before this century.
(c) Before Biblical days.
(d) The Middle Ages.

4. What is the meaning of the word “ergo,” used in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions”?
(a) Until.
(b) Unless.
(c) Hereto.
(d) Therefore.

5. How does Bruno define his father’s office in the story, both in Berlin and in Out-With?
(a) “Out Of Bounds At All Times And No Exceptions.”
(b) “On Strict Orders of the Fury.”
(c) “A Place Where Top Priority Business Occurs.”
(d) “Enter At Your Own Risk.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Bruno says of his father and all fathers in Chapter Two: "The New House" that “fathers are supposed to be” what?

2. What color hair is Gretel said to have in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

3. On what date does Bruno say he was born in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

4. What does Maria tell Bruno she’d always enjoyed at the house in Berlin in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?

5. What is no longer displayed in Gretel’s room in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

(see the answer key)

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