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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) “They were Nazis.”
(b) “They weren’t grownups.”
(c) “They were smarter than their parents.”
(d) “They were rich.”

2. What does Shmuel do for the first time in the end of Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) He begs for food.
(b) He hugs Bruno.
(c) He tells Bruno he’s happy to be friends.
(d) He shakes Bruno’s hand.

3. Why can Gretel not see “the children” from her own bedroom window in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) It is too high to see out of.
(b) She has no window in her room.
(c) It is covered with boards on the outside.
(d) It faces the front of the house.

4. What is the first name of Bruno’s Grandmother, used by his Grandfather in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Louise.
(b) Isobel.
(c) Gretel.
(d) Nathalie.

5. What is Bruno doing when his sister Gretel comes into his room in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?
(a) Wrapping up food.
(b) Listening to music.
(c) Writing a letter.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Bruno points out that there are hundreds of children on the other side of the fence, all wearing what, in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

3. The narrator says in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done,” that “Bruno had only known one person whom he considered to be mad and that was” whom?

4. To what does Shmuel tell Bruno, “That’s a question you never have to ask me” in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

5. Who in Bruno’s family also contracts lice in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

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