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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bruno’s assessment of the world on the other side of the fence in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) “I’m enjoying myself tremendously.”
(b) “I don’t think I like it here.”
(c) “It is really a magical place here.”
(d) “I’m envious of those who live here.”

2. Where does Shmuel tell Bruno he wants to work when he grows up in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) In a cathedral.
(b) In a zoo.
(c) In a hospital.
(d) In a school.

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?
(a) “They weren’t grownups.”
(b) “They were rich.”
(c) “They were smarter than their parents.”
(d) “They were Nazis.”

4. What does Bruno tell Shmuel he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) A soldier.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A doctor.

5. What does Bruno’s father say has happened to Bruno’s grandfather in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) He’s gone senile.
(b) He’s been imprisoned.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He’s remarried.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What is described as being directly underneath Bruno’s window in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

3. What is the name of the friend in Berlin that Bruno recalls of his three “best friends for life” in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

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?”

5. What does Bruno decide to make a list of in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

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