View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Gretel in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 12.
(b) 14.
(c) 26.
(d) 15.

2. Gretel’s conclusion about the “children” next door and where they have moved is what, in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
(a) “This must be Poland.”
(b) “This must be a concentration camp.”
(c) “This must be a prison.”
(d) “This must be the countryside.”

3. 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"?
(a) Near the banker’s district.
(b) Near the fruit and vegetable stalls.
(c) Near the old cemetery.
(d) Near the Capitol Building.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Lieutenant Kotler says in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine" that his father was a professor of what?

2. How old is Bruno’s Grandmother said to be in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

3. 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"?

4. What subjects are Bruno said to prefer studying in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

5. By what nickname does Bruno secretly refer to his sister Gretel in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 290 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample