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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had been Bruno’s grandmother’s employment in her youth?
(a) She was a secretary.
(b) She was a singer.
(c) She was an acrobat.
(d) She was a painter.

2. What does Maria say that Bruno’s father did for her mother after Maria had been working for the family a short time in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) He paid for her medical care and funeral.
(b) He helped hide her from the Nazis.
(c) He sent her to Switzerland to recover.
(d) He revised her paperwork so she would not appear Jewish.

3. 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) Dirty work suits.
(b) Military uniforms.
(c) Red and blue striped pajamas.
(d) Gray striped pajamas.

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

5. What is the young soldier carrying downstairs when Bruno first sees him in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
(a) A bouquet.
(b) A doll.
(c) A gun.
(d) A box.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bruno’s father do when he becomes angry at Bruno’s suggestion in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?

2. Bruno angers his father in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" by suggesting that his father do what?

3. Bruno’s sister Gretel is described as having a large collection of what toys in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

4. What is Bruno’s response when his father asks him in his office in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions,” “What do you think? … Of your new home. Do you like it?”

5. 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?

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