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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice 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"?
(a) July 13, 1934.
(b) September 18, 1935.
(c) April 15, 1934.
(d) June 12, 1933.

2. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question" that when his family was forced to move from their house they moved into another part of what city?
(a) Wroclaw.
(b) Cracow.
(c) Lublin.
(d) Gdynia.

3. 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.

4. 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 appear to be killing one another.
(d) He wonders why they are never invited to his house.

5. For how long does Bruno say he’s been exploring when he meets the boy on the other side of the fence in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) Four hours.
(b) Almost 2 hours.
(c) Almost an hour.
(d) Almost 3 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subjects is Bruno’s tutor said to be “particularly fond of” in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

2. Whom does Bruno complain to about the move his family has made in his new bedroom in Chapter Two: "The New House"?

3. In Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” the narrator says, “Bruno considered the dilemma he was in. On the one hand his sister and he had one crucial thing in common.” What is this commonality?

4. Bruno is amazed at how much he looks like whom after his head has been shaved in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

5. What is the name of the boy in the book that Bruno describes to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

(see the answer key)

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