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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What color hair is Gretel said to have in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Blond.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

2. What is described on the armband worn by the boy that Bruno meets on the other side of the fence in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A heart.
(c) A swastika.
(d) A star.

3. What does Maria tell Bruno she’d always enjoyed at the house in Berlin in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) The attic.
(b) The banister.
(c) The basement.
(d) The garden.

4. The official car that drove Bruno and his family to the train station when they left Berlin is described in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" as having what color flags on the front?
(a) Red and blue.
(b) Blue and green.
(c) Red and black.
(d) Green and white.

5. For how long does Bruno say he’s been exploring when he meets the boy on the other side of the fence in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) Almost an hour.
(b) Almost 3 hours.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Almost 2 hours.

6. Bruno angers his father in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" by suggesting that his father do what?
(a) Move to the United States.
(b) Send him to live with Grandmother.
(c) Divorce his mother.
(d) Apologize to the Fury.

7. How many floors in total is Bruno’s house in Berlin said to be, including the basement, in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

8. The bronze plaque on the bench that Bruno spies from his window states that “Out-With Camp” was established when?
(a) June 1940.
(b) September 1938.
(c) July 1941.
(d) July 1942.

9. How old was Bruno when his mother told him about the local “madman’s” terrible injury during the Great War and how it led to his madness?
(a) 3 years old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 7 years old.

10. What are the names of the three best friends of Bruno’s that he must leave behind in Berlin?
(a) Shmuel, Lars, and Karl.
(b) Karl, Daniel, and Martin.
(c) John, Jesse, and Michael.
(d) James, Peter, and Paul.

11. Bruno tells Shmuel in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy" that his name sounds like what?
(a) “It sounds like someone who’s rubbing their arms to keep warm.”
(b) “It sounds like a car screeching on pavement.”
(c) “It sounds like logs crackling in a warm fireplace.”
(d) “It sounds like the wind blowing.”

12. What does Shmuel say his mother is in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A painter.
(d) A teacher.

13. What is described as being directly underneath Bruno’s window in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
(a) A goldfish pond.
(b) A bench.
(c) A garden.
(d) A fountain.

14. In the flashback to Christmas in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out,” what name does Grandmother call Bruno’s father?
(a) Martin.
(b) Lars.
(c) Ralf.
(d) Karl.

15. What does Gretel ask Maria to do when she enters Bruno’s room in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) To bathe her dolls.
(b) To make her some tea.
(c) To make her a sandwich.
(d) To run her a bath.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many floors, including the basement, comprise Bruno’s family’s new home in Out-With?

2. What is the name of the butler in Bruno’s household in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

3. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy" that his name sounds like what?

4. What subjects are Bruno said to prefer studying in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

5. Lieutenant Kotler is said to wear a great deal of what in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?

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