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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. How is Bruno’s Grandmother’s hair described in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Short and blond.
(b) Short and gray.
(c) Long and red.
(d) Long and black.

5. What is the name of the boy in the book that Bruno describes to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) Peter Pan.
(b) John Watkins.
(c) Jim Hawkins.
(d) Jimmy Rollins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Bruno find the rope needed to build his tire swing in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?

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

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

5. How old is Gretel in the beginning of the novel?

(see the answer key)

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