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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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"?
(a) 8 years old.
(b) 6 years old.
(c) 6 months old.
(d) 3 years old.

2. 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 lawyer.
(c) He was a butcher.
(d) He was a policeman.

3. What had been Bruno’s grandmother’s employment in her youth?
(a) She was a painter.
(b) She was a secretary.
(c) She was an acrobat.
(d) She was a singer.

4. Bruno says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that in Berlin on their quiet street they only had how many houses?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 4.

5. 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"?
(a) The garden.
(b) The tree house.
(c) The moat.
(d) The banister.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bruno says of his father and all fathers in Chapter Two: "The New House" that “fathers are supposed to be” what?

2. Maria tells Bruno in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid" that her mother had worked for Bruno’s grandmother in what capacity?

3. Bruno tells Maria in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid,” “Well, you’ve been brought here against your will, just like I have. If you ask me, we’re all in the same boat. And it’s” what?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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