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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. The boy on the other side of the fence is described as having eyes the color of what in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) The ocean.
(b) Cotton candy.
(c) Caramel sweets.
(d) Brushed wheat.

2. What had been Bruno’s grandmother’s employment in her youth?
(a) She was an acrobat.
(b) She was a secretary.
(c) She was a singer.
(d) She was a painter.

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

4. What is the boy on the other side of the fence doing when Bruno first approaches him in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) He is sitting cross-legged.
(b) He is standing at attention.
(c) He is doing cartwheels.
(d) He is pulling a wheelbarrow.

5. Gretel explains to Bruno in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case" that “Out-With” is the name of what?
(a) The garden.
(b) The house.
(c) The town.
(d) The country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Gretel not see “the children” from her own bedroom window in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

2. The narrator says in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done,” that “Bruno had only known one person whom he considered to be mad and that was” whom?

3. What is the name of the tutor who arrives to teach Bruno and Gretel in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

4. What is the first name of Bruno’s Grandmother, used by his Grandfather in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

5. What does Bruno perceive all of the people to be wearing at the camp across the fence in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Bruno’s relationship to his grandparents described in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

2. What conversation takes place between Bruno and his father regarding their move in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

3. How would you describe the character of Bruno based on the reading of Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

4. How is the setting beyond the fence described in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

5. What is revealed on the plaque that Bruno reads in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

6. What does Gretel ask about the people in the camp in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

7. What is Bruno’s father’s position within the German military? What is the reason for his relocation?

8. What did Bruno experience of his grandmother’s argument with his father in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

9. How is the character of Shmuel described in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

10. Who does “the Fury” refer to in the novel? What information does the reader learn about the Fury in Chapter Two: "The New House"?

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