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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Italian explorer and cartographer, who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts, does Bruno describe learning about in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) Christopher Columbus.
(b) Pêro de Alenquer.
(c) Charles Albanel.
(d) Amerigo Vespucci.

2. 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 tree house.
(b) The banister.
(c) The garden.
(d) The moat.

3. What subjects are Bruno said to prefer studying in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) Science and mathematics.
(b) Music and dance.
(c) History and geography.
(d) Reading and art.

4. The bronze plaque on the bench that Bruno spies from his window states that “Out-With Camp” was established when?
(a) July 1941.
(b) July 1942.
(c) June 1940.
(d) September 1938.

5. At what time does Bruno’s father say the Fury is coming to their house for dinner in the flashback in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
(a) 7:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 6:00.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Shmuel say he doesn’t like talking about because he scares him in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

2. Bruno’s sister Gretel is described as having a large collection of what toys in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

3. Bruno angers his father in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" by suggesting that his father do what?

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?

5. When does Shmuel say his date of birth is in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

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