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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bruno arrive home to find the maid Maria doing in the opening of Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Killing a mouse in the kitchen.
(b) Packing his belongings.
(c) Weeping uncontrollably.
(d) Trying to start the car engine.

2. What are the names of the three best friends of Bruno’s that he must leave behind in Berlin?
(a) John, Jesse, and Michael.
(b) Shmuel, Lars, and Karl.
(c) Karl, Daniel, and Martin.
(d) James, Peter, and Paul.

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

4. Bruno’s sister Gretel is described as having a large collection of what toys in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Train sets.
(b) Dolls.
(c) Stuffed animals.
(d) Play-houses.

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) Divorce his mother.
(b) Send him to live with Grandmother.
(c) Move to the United States.
(d) Apologize to the Fury.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bruno’s father do when he becomes angry at Bruno’s suggestion in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?

3. How many other maids join Maria in service at Bruno’s family’s home in Out-With in Chapter Two: "The New House"?

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

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

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