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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 painter.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A lawyer.

2. The narrator says of Bruno in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done,” that he “had been spending more time with Gretel lately and had developed a liking for” what?
(a) “Dolls.”
(b) “Lieutenant Kotler.”
(c) “Sarcasm.”
(d) “Arguments.”

3. 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) Brushed wheat.
(b) Cotton candy.
(c) Caramel sweets.
(d) The ocean.

4. What is the meaning of the word “ergo,” used in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions”?
(a) Unless.
(b) Therefore.
(c) Hereto.
(d) Until.

5. 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) Apologize to the Fury.
(c) Send him to live with Grandmother.
(d) Divorce his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. One of the soldiers speaking to Bruno’s father is overheard in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" saying, “We have lacked efficiency since the start of” what year?

3. What happens when Bruno watches a dog on the other side of the fence in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

4. What is the name of the boy in the book that Bruno describes to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

5. What does Bruno decide to make a list of in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

(see the answer key)

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