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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the midget troupe wear?
(a) Doctors' coats.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Army uniforms.
(d) Colorful uniforms.

2. Who at the Polish post office is able to repair Oskar's drum?
(a) A janitor.
(b) The Post Master.
(c) A customer.
(d) Bronski's manager.

3. What does Oskar think is the most remarkable thing grownups ever produced?
(a) Clocks.
(b) Building.
(c) Works of art.
(d) Drums.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 16, who becomes a member of the Nazi Mounted SA band?
(a) Bronski.
(b) Oskar.
(c) Meyn.
(d) Mezterath.

5. When Oskar disappears with the midget troupe, what do the police think?
(a) They were never alerted.
(b) They didn't care.
(c) He just ran away.
(d) His father killed him.

6. One day Oskar is drumming down the street. Who follows him in parade-like form down the street?
(a) Cats.
(b) Children.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Adults.

7. In the beginning of Chapter 9, what play do Oskar and the other children see?
(a) Shakespeare
(b) Oliver.
(c) The Fiddler on the Roof.
(d) Tom Thumb.

8. While on his way home from the church one night, where does Oskar go to avoid the gang?
(a) Under a bridge.
(b) A chocolate factory.
(c) He runs home.
(d) Back to the church.

9. After Hebert's funeral, what does Meyn do after becoming too drunk?
(a) Gets into a fight.
(b) Passes out in a park.
(c) Steals a car.
(d) Bludgeons a cat to death.

10. In Chapter 3, Oskar is in the hospital and his friends come to visit. What gift does Klepp bring him?
(a) A jazz recorder.
(b) Stationary.
(c) A new drum.
(d) Books.

11. What does Matzerath force Oskar's mother to eat?
(a) Meat.
(b) Seafood.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Chicken.

12. In Chapter 17, who does Oskar find to assist with the search of his mother?
(a) Matzerath.
(b) Maria.
(c) Herbert.
(d) Bronski.

13. Why does Oskar think his mother becomes more religious?
(a) A near death experience.
(b) Her association with Jan Bronski.
(c) She had always enjoyed the church.
(d) She has feelings of guilt.

14. How does the gang redecorate their clubhouse?
(a) With pictures of girls.
(b) With religious artifacts.
(c) With weapons.
(d) With anti-war signs.

15. What happens after Joseph Koljaiczak hides under Anna Bronksi's skirts?
(a) Anna becomes pregnant with Oskar's mother.
(b) The police catch him.
(c) Anna slaps him.
(d) He catches a disease.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oskar describes his room in the mental hospital. How does he describe his bed?

2. What does Oskar expect to receive for Christmas?

3. What does Maria trade for a new drum?

4. What wakes Oskar up after he falls asleep in the mail room of the post office?

5. What do the German soldiers accuse Bronski of?

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