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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What covers the walls in Bruno’s father’s office in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?
(a) Maps and battle plans.
(b) Dark draperies.
(c) Mahogany bookshelves.
(d) Photographs of Hitler.

2. By what name does Gretel call Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) Kurt.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Lars.
(d) Karl.

3. What symbol does Bruno describe on his father’s armband in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) A star.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A heart.
(d) A swastika.

4. What Italian explorer and cartographer, who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts, does Bruno describe learning about in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) Charles Albanel.
(b) Christopher Columbus.
(c) Pêro de Alenquer.
(d) Amerigo Vespucci.

5. Bruno’s sister Gretel is described as having a large collection of what toys in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Train sets.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Stuffed animals.
(d) Play-houses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gretel explains to Bruno in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case" that “Out-With” is the name of what?

2. The official car that drove Bruno and his family to the train station when they left Berlin is described in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" as having what color flags on the front?

3. Bruno’s family’s house in Berlin “didn’t even have a name; it was just called” what, according to the narrator in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

4. What does Bruno question about the striped-pajama people on the other side of the fence in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

5. Bruno discovers that Pavel had what profession prior to becoming a servant in his home in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?

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