View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Bruno complain to about the move his family has made in his new bedroom in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
(a) Maria.
(b) Shmuel.
(c) Peter.
(d) Lars.

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

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

4. How old is Bruno in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

5. The soldier that Bruno sees leave his parents room in Chapter Two: "The New House" is described as having what color hair?
(a) Blond.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gretel’s conclusion about the “children” next door and where they have moved is what, in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

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 says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that in Berlin on their quiet street they only had how many houses?

4. What is Gretel’s answer when Bruno asks her in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case,” “What is foreseeable future exactly?”

5. Bruno tells Maria in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid,” “Well, you’ve been brought here against your will, just like I have. If you ask me, we’re all in the same boat. And it’s” what?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 309 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample