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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What book is Bruno carrying that his father recently gave him in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) Treasure Island.
(b) The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
(c) The Catcher in the Rye.
(d) The Iliad.

2. 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"?
(a) He sends Bruno to the cellar.
(b) He spanks Bruno.
(c) He slaps Bruno on the face.
(d) He sends Bruno to his room.

3. How old is Bruno’s Grandmother said to be in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) 73.
(b) 62.
(c) 81.
(d) 59.

4. What is the boy on the other side of the fence doing when Bruno first approaches him in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) He is standing at attention.
(b) He is pulling a wheelbarrow.
(c) He is sitting cross-legged.
(d) He is doing cartwheels.

5. Who shaves Bruno’s head in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Lieutenant Kotler.
(b) Bruno’s mother.
(c) Gretel.
(d) Bruno’s father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two words comprised the common Nazi salute during the Third Reich?

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. What are the names of Gretel’s friends that she says she misses back in Berlin in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

4. What does Shmuel say his mother is in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

5. What is Gretel said to arrange and rearrange in her bedroom in her free time in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?

(see the answer key)

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