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

2. How is the woman described that came to dinner with the Fury at Bruno’s house in Berlin in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Tall and dark-haired.
(b) Beautiful and blond.
(c) Short and redheaded.
(d) Old and gray-haired.

3. The narrator says of Bruno in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done,” that he “had been spending more time with Gretel lately and had developed a liking for” what?
(a) “Arguments.”
(b) “Dolls.”
(c) “Sarcasm.”
(d) “Lieutenant Kotler.”

4. The people on the other side of the fence are described as being how far from Bruno’s home, as he and Gretel watch from the window in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
(a) 100 feet away.
(b) 200 feet away.
(c) 50 feet away.
(d) 20 feet away.

5. What does Gretel spend her spare time doing in the weeks that pass in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) Playing with her dolls.
(b) Reading romance novels.
(c) Reading newspapers.
(d) Playing with makeup.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What has Gretel hung on her bedroom walls in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

3. How is Bruno’s Grandmother’s hair described in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

4. What is Bruno’s reply when Shmuel says to him in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question,” “You’re on the wrong side of the fence though”?

5. How old was Bruno’s Grandfather said to be when Bruno’s family left for Out-With?

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