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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The bronze plaque on the bench that Bruno spies from his window states that “Out-With Camp” was established when?
(a) June 1940.
(b) July 1942.
(c) July 1941.
(d) September 1938.

2. What are the names of Gretel’s friends that she says she misses back in Berlin in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Christine, Helga, and Katherine.
(b) Hilda, Isobel, and Louise.
(c) Jennifer, Michelle, and Jessica.
(d) Sara, Janet, and Opal.

3. 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"?
(a) Mules.
(b) Wheelbarrows.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Boulders.

4. What is Gretel’s answer when Bruno asks her in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case,” “What is foreseeable future exactly?”
(a) “It means a few months.”
(b) “It means in at least a year.”
(c) “It means weeks from now.”
(d) “It means just a few days.”

5. What is described as being directly underneath Bruno’s window in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
(a) A fountain.
(b) A bench.
(c) A garden.
(d) A goldfish pond.

6. How is the woman described that came to dinner with the Fury at Bruno’s house in Berlin in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Tall and dark-haired.
(b) Short and redheaded.
(c) Old and gray-haired.
(d) Beautiful and blond.

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

8. Gretel explains to Bruno in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case" that “Out-With” is the name of what?
(a) The garden.
(b) The town.
(c) The house.
(d) The country.

9. When Bruno takes his sister Gretel to look out of his bedroom window, Maria comes charging out carrying what in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) A feral cat.
(b) A dust cloth.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A dead mouse.

10. The soldier that Bruno sees leave his parents room in Chapter Two: "The New House" is described as having what color hair?
(a) Black.
(b) Red.
(c) Blond.
(d) Gray.

11. What is the young soldier carrying downstairs when Bruno first sees him in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
(a) A bouquet.
(b) A gun.
(c) A box.
(d) A doll.

12. How old was Bruno’s Grandfather said to be when Bruno’s family left for Out-With?
(a) Almost 84.
(b) Almost 70.
(c) Almost 90.
(d) Almost 73.

13. Maria tells Bruno in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid" that her mother had worked for Bruno’s grandmother in what capacity?
(a) As her secretary.
(b) As her accountant.
(c) As her bank manager.
(d) As her dresser.

14. Bruno’s family’s house in Berlin “didn’t even have a name; it was just called” what, according to the narrator in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) “Number six.”
(b) “Number five.”
(c) “Number four.”
(d) “Number seven.”

15. How old is Bruno in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 12.
(d) 9.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whose father is described as being a teacher in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

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

4. What does Bruno arrive home to find the maid Maria doing in the opening of Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

5. 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"?

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