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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What song is Bruno’s Grandmother said to have always sung at parties in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) My Sister and I.
(b) La Vie en Rose.
(c) Maria Elena.
(d) Song of the Volga Boatmen.

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

3. How is Bruno’s Grandmother’s hair described in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Short and gray.
(b) Short and blond.
(c) Long and black.
(d) Long and red.

4. 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?
(a) “Thirty-eight.”
(b) “Forty.”
(c) “Forty-two.”
(d) “Sixty-one.”

5. How old is Gretel in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 26.
(b) 12.
(c) 15.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first name of Bruno’s Grandmother, used by his Grandfather in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

2. How many floors, including the basement, comprise Bruno’s family’s new home in Out-With?

3. What are the names of Gretel’s friends that she says she misses back in Berlin in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

4. What had been Bruno’s grandmother’s employment in her youth?

5. What is the meaning of the word “ergo,” used in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions”?

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