View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the bicycle called that is ridden by Bruno’s tutor when he arrives in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) A boneshaker.
(b) A velocipede.
(c) A penny-farthing.
(d) A high-wheel.

3. What is no longer displayed in Gretel’s room in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Her dolls.
(b) Her dresses.
(c) Her paino.
(d) Her record player.

4. 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"?
(a) “Number seven.”
(b) “Number six.”
(c) “Number five.”
(d) “Number four.”

5. What are the names of the three best friends of Bruno’s that he must leave behind in Berlin?
(a) Shmuel, Lars, and Karl.
(b) James, Peter, and Paul.
(c) Karl, Daniel, and Martin.
(d) John, Jesse, and Michael.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” the narrator says, “Bruno considered the dilemma he was in. On the one hand his sister and he had one crucial thing in common.” What is this commonality?

2. What does Maria tell Bruno she’d always enjoyed at the house in Berlin in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?

3. What does Gretel ask Maria to do when she enters Bruno’s room in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?

4. What is described on the armband worn by the boy that Bruno meets on the other side of the fence in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

5. What is the meaning of the word “ergo,” used in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions”?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 350 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample