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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date does Bruno say he was born in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) June 30, 1933.
(b) July 7, 1934.
(c) September 14, 1935.
(d) April 15, 1934.

2. What color hair is Bruno’s mother described as having in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blond.
(d) Red.

3. What does Bruno question about the striped-pajama people on the other side of the fence in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) He wonders why they are so dirty.
(b) He wonders why they don’t stand at attention.
(c) He wonders why they are never invited to his house.
(d) He wonders why they appear to be killing one another.

4. What is Bruno’s response when his father asks him in his office in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions,” “What do you think? … Of your new home. Do you like it?”
(a) “No. I think we should go home.”
(b) “Are you sure we’ve come to the right place?”
(c) “Yes, Father. I love it here.”
(d) “I’m sure I’ll come to love it, Father.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What was Shmuel’s father’s profession prior to coming to Out-With?

3. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy" that his name sounds like what?

4. 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"?

5. The soldier that Bruno sees leave his parents room in Chapter Two: "The New House" is described as having what color hair?

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