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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Gretel is how many years older than Bruno in the novel?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. Where does Bruno find the rope needed to build his tire swing in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) In the shed.
(b) The attic.
(c) The basement.
(d) In Gretel’s room.

3. Bruno discovers that Pavel had what profession prior to becoming a servant in his home in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) He was a doctor.
(b) He was a butcher.
(c) He was a lawyer.
(d) He was a policeman.

4. Maria tells Bruno in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid" that her mother had worked for Bruno’s grandmother in what capacity?
(a) As her bank manager.
(b) As her accountant.
(c) As her secretary.
(d) As her dresser.

5. What color hair is Gretel said to have in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Blond.
(b) Brown.
(c) Red.
(d) Black.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. The maid Maria is said to have come to work for Bruno’s family when Bruno was how old, in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?

4. Gretel says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that “Father hates” what?

5. 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?

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