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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the names of Gretel’s friends that she says she misses back in Berlin in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Jennifer, Michelle, and Jessica.
(b) Sara, Janet, and Opal.
(c) Christine, Helga, and Katherine.
(d) Hilda, Isobel, and Louise.

2. How does Bruno define his father’s office in the story, both in Berlin and in Out-With?
(a) “Out Of Bounds At All Times And No Exceptions.”
(b) “Enter At Your Own Risk.”
(c) “On Strict Orders of the Fury.”
(d) “A Place Where Top Priority Business Occurs.”

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

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

5. Bruno angers his father in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" by suggesting that his father do what?
(a) Send him to live with Grandmother.
(b) Apologize to the Fury.
(c) Divorce his mother.
(d) Move to the United States.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Gretel not see “the children” from her own bedroom window in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

2. 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"?

3. Whose father is described as being a teacher in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

4. 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?”

5. What color hair is Gretel said to have in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

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