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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Willie lose interest in Miss Pioch?
(a) When a younger girl moves in.
(b) When he moves.
(c) When her toe recovers.
(d) When he meets Oskar.

2. What happens to Oskar as a result of the trial?
(a) He is released a free man.
(b) He is committed to the asylum.
(c) He is put in Matzerath's custody.
(d) He is sent to jail.

3. What does Oskar develop because of the bouncing of the train?
(a) Vertigo.
(b) Nausea.
(c) A hunchback.
(d) New drum beats.

4. While in the nurse's room, what does Oskar use as a drum?
(a) The dresser.
(b) The wall.
(c) The bed.
(d) The nightstand.

5. When Oskar arrives in Luneburg, why is he sent to the hospital?
(a) He cannot walk.
(b) He has convulsions.
(c) Due to his growth.
(d) He is nauseous.

6. What type of letter does Oskar read of the nurses?
(a) A breakup letter.
(b) A love letter.
(c) A letter to a family member.
(d) A medical form.

7. Where is Oskar the first time he meets Sister Dorothea?
(a) In her room.
(b) In his room.
(c) In Klepp's room.
(d) In the hall.

8. What happens on the day Schuman shoots 13 birds?
(a) Birds attack his car.
(b) Nothing.
(c) He loses his business.
(d) He is arrested.

9. As Oskar is in the mental hospital, what does he think Klepp is trying to do?
(a) Steal his woman.
(b) Steal his drum.
(c) Get even.
(d) Kill him.

10. What instrument does Klepp play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Clarinet.
(d) Drum.

11. What happens to Sister Dorothea when Oskar admits his love for her?
(a) She runs out of the boarding house.
(b) She slaps him.
(c) She faints.
(d) She kisses him.

12. After the party, who does Oskar begin to model with?
(a) Maria.
(b) Corporal Lankes.
(c) Sister Dorothea.
(d) Ulla.

13. How tall is Oskar at Matzerath's funeral?
(a) 3 feet 6 inches.
(b) 3 feet 3 inches.
(c) 4 feet 1 inch.
(d) 3 feet.

14. What does Oskar say he will do so Maria does not marry again?
(a) Buy a deli.
(b) Continue growing.
(c) Stop drumming.
(d) Love their son.

15. What does Maria think of the Madonna 49 portrait that Oskar poses for?
(a) She is relieved.
(b) She is saddened.
(c) She is impressed.
(d) She is disgusted.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Miss Pioch meet her lover?

2. Who is married on the furlough?

3. How many birds does Schuman shoot in the park?

4. What is one topic Oskar and Klepp talk about?

5. How much does Oskar grow during the train ride?

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