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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. How does Oskar refer to his trial after the church scene?
(a) The begining of the end.
(b) Treason.
(c) The second trial of Jesus.
(d) A sham.

2. Oskar describes his room in the mental hospital. How does he describe his bed?
(a) As a goal.
(b) Cold and hard.
(c) His demise.
(d) Soft as a cloud.

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

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

5. After searching for a tutor to teach him the alphabet, who finally agrees to teach Oskar?
(a) Gretchen Scheffler.
(b) Mr. Meyn.
(c) Greff.
(d) Mother Turczinski.

Short Answer Questions

1. One day Oskar is drumming down the street. Who follows him in parade-like form down the street?

2. What does Oskar expect to receive for Christmas?

3. Why does Oskar begin to drum furiously when he is discharged from the hospital?

4. What type of existence does Oskar live after his mother's death?

5. What is Oskar convinced that the Germans are after?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oskar describe himself when he was born?

2. Why does the Board of Health want to commit Oskar?

3. Why does Oskar lose weight while he is in the hospital?

4. How does Oskar feel about quitting school after the first day and what does he do about it?

5. What was fizz powder used for and how was it used?

6. Did Oskar think his baptism was successful? Why or why not?

7. What does each member of the midget troupe perform for the soldiers?

8. Why did the citizens want to be present at the political rally?

9. What is the scene like in the Post Office as the Germans invade?

10. How does Oskar become the leader of the Dusters?

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