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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The maid Maria is said to have come to work for Bruno’s family when Bruno was how old, in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) 6 years old.
(b) 3 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 6 months old.

2. The people on the other side of the fence are described as being how far from Bruno’s home, as he and Gretel watch from the window in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
(a) 200 feet away.
(b) 20 feet away.
(c) 50 feet away.
(d) 100 feet away.

3. Maria tells Bruno in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid" that her mother had worked for Bruno’s grandmother in what capacity?
(a) As her accountant.
(b) As her bank manager.
(c) As her secretary.
(d) As her dresser.

4. What does Bruno perceive all of the people to be wearing at the camp across the fence in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
(a) Red and blue striped pajamas.
(b) Dirty work suits.
(c) Gray striped pajamas.
(d) Military uniforms.

5. Bruno says alone to himself in his room in the beginning of Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid,” “I hate this house, I hate my room and I even hate” what?
(a) “The paintwork.”
(b) “The fence.”
(c) "My room."
(d) "The sky."

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How old is Gretel in the beginning of the novel?

3. Whom does Bruno recall his mother having said they “never should have let come to dinner” in his memory of leaving their home in Berlin in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?

4. The narrator notes in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that “Hilda had been told time and time again that she was not to call her brother” what?

5. What color hair is Gretel said to have in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

(see the answer key)

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