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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gretel explains to Bruno in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case" that “Out-With” is the name of what?
(a) The house.
(b) The town.
(c) The garden.
(d) The country.

2. Whose father is described as a green-grocer in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Daniel’s.
(b) Martin’s.
(c) Lars’s.
(d) Karl’s.

3. How many other maids join Maria in service at Bruno’s family’s home in Out-With in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
(a) 2.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

4. What is Gretel’s answer when Bruno asks her in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case,” “What is foreseeable future exactly?”
(a) “It means weeks from now.”
(b) “It means in at least a year.”
(c) “It means a few months.”
(d) “It means just a few days.”

5. What color hair is Bruno’s mother described as having in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Black.
(b) Blond.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By what nickname does Bruno secretly refer to his sister Gretel in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

3. What is the young soldier carrying downstairs when Bruno first sees him in Chapter Two: "The New House"?

4. How many floors in total is Bruno’s house in Berlin said to be, including the basement, in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

5. Gretel is how many years older than Bruno in the novel?

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