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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Gretel not see “the children” from her own bedroom window in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) She has no window in her room.
(b) It is covered with boards on the outside.
(c) It is too high to see out of.
(d) It faces the front of the house.

2. Bruno says of his father and all fathers in Chapter Two: "The New House" that “fathers are supposed to be” what?
(a) “Superior.”
(b) “Rich.”
(c) “Serious.”
(d) “Strict.”

3. What is the meaning of the word “ergo,” used in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions”?
(a) Unless.
(b) Hereto.
(c) Therefore.
(d) Until.

4. What is the young soldier carrying downstairs when Bruno first sees him in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A doll.
(c) A box.
(d) A bouquet.

5. What is the name of the butler in Bruno’s household in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Karl.
(b) Martin.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Lars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Bruno define his father’s office in the story, both in Berlin and in Out-With?

2. What is Bruno’s response when his father asks him in his office in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions,” “What do you think? … Of your new home. Do you like it?”

3. One of the soldiers speaking to Bruno’s father is overheard in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" saying, “We have lacked efficiency since the start of” what year?

4. What does Bruno consider to be the best thing about his house in Berlin, according to the author in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

5. What are the names of the three best friends of Bruno’s that he must leave behind in Berlin?

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