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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What symbol does Bruno describe on his father’s armband in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) A heart.
(b) A swastika.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A star.

2. What kind of candy does Bruno say he loves in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) Gumdrops.
(c) Toffee.
(d) Licorice.

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

4. When Bruno is talking to Gretel in his room in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” he recalls the time that who walked in on him in the bathroom?
(a) Helga.
(b) Grandfather.
(c) Grandmother.
(d) His teacher.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The oak tree that Bruno finds and decides to put a tire swing in is so old that he imagines it must have been planted when, according to the narrator in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?

2. Bruno’s Grandmother and Grandfather are said to live in a small flat near what area in Berlin, in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

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

4. 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"?

5. What are the people behind the fence said to be pushing from one side of the camp to the other in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

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