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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The soldier that Bruno sees leave his parents room in Chapter Two: "The New House" is described as having what color hair?
(a) Blond.
(b) Red.
(c) Gray.
(d) Black.

2. Maria tells Bruno in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid,” “We must all just keep ourselves safe until this is all over. That’s what I intend to do anyway. What more can we do than that after all? It’s not up to us to” what?
(a) “Fix the world.”
(b) “Change things.”
(c) “Save these people.”
(d) “Argue with Father.”

3. What is Gretel’s answer when Bruno asks her in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case,” “What is foreseeable future exactly?”
(a) “It means weeks from now.”
(b) “It means in at least a year.”
(c) “It means just a few days.”
(d) “It means a few months.”

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

5. 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 faces the front of the house.
(c) It is covered with boards on the outside.
(d) It is too high to see out of.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Bruno in the beginning of the novel?

2. Lieutenant Kotler is said to wear a great deal of what in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?

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. 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"?

5. Bruno says alone to himself in his room in the beginning of Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid,” “I hate this house, I hate my room and I even hate” what?

(see the answer key)

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