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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Bruno say he was born in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) April 15, 1934.
(b) July 7, 1934.
(c) September 14, 1935.
(d) June 30, 1933.

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

3. What does Bruno tell Shmuel he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) A rabbi.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A doctor.

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

5. When Bruno tells Shmuel about his family’s maid Maria in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine,” he says, “She’s very nice although Father says she’s” what?
(a) “Too strict.”
(b) “Troublesome.”
(c) “Overpaid.”
(d) “Lazy.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What was Shmuel’s father’s profession prior to coming to Out-With?

3. What has happened to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

4. In the flashback to Christmas in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out,” what name does Grandmother call Bruno’s father?

5. How far in the future does Bruno’s father say that Bruno, Gretel and their mother will return to Berlin in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

(see the answer key)

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