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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 seven.”
(b) “Number four.”
(c) “Number five.”
(d) “Number six.”

2. What two words comprised the common Nazi salute during the Third Reich?
(a) “Hich Nazi.”
(b) “Semper fidelis.”
(c) “Heil Hitler.”
(d) “Nazi Furor.”

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

4. What is the meaning of the word “ergo,” used in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions”?
(a) Therefore.
(b) Until.
(c) Unless.
(d) Hereto.

5. How many floors in total is Bruno’s house in Berlin said to be, including the basement, in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

6. How old is Bruno’s Grandmother said to be in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) 73.
(b) 62.
(c) 81.
(d) 59.

7. What does Bruno consider to be the best thing about his house in Berlin, according to the author in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) The moat.
(b) The garden.
(c) The banister.
(d) The tree house.

8. 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 are never invited to his house.
(c) He wonders why they don’t stand at attention.
(d) He wonders why they appear to be killing one another.

9. What is the first name of Bruno’s Grandmother, used by his Grandfather in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Nathalie.
(b) Isobel.
(c) Gretel.
(d) Louise.

10. The narrator notes in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that “Hilda had been told time and time again that she was not to call her brother” what?
(a) “A Nazi.”
(b) “A jerk.”
(c) “Stupid.”
(d) “A pest.”

11. The official car that drove Bruno and his family to the train station when they left Berlin is described in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" as having what color flags on the front?
(a) Red and black.
(b) Green and white.
(c) Blue and green.
(d) Red and blue.

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

13. 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) “Yes, Father. I love it here.”
(c) “I’m sure I’ll come to love it, Father.”
(d) “Are you sure we’ve come to the right place?”

14. What song is Bruno’s Grandmother said to have always sung at parties in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) La Vie en Rose.
(b) My Sister and I.
(c) Song of the Volga Boatmen.
(d) Maria Elena.

15. What is the name of the tutor who arrives to teach Bruno and Gretel in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) Herr Liszt.
(b) Herr Rosswald.
(c) Herr Lindt.
(d) Herr Roller.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gretel is how many years older than Bruno in the novel?

2. Bruno tells Maria in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid,” “Well, you’ve been brought here against your will, just like I have. If you ask me, we’re all in the same boat. And it’s” what?

3. The narrator says in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done,” that “Bruno had only known one person whom he considered to be mad and that was” whom?

4. Where does Shmuel tell Bruno he’s from in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

5. The oak tree that Bruno finds and decides to put a tire swing in is so old that he imagines it must have been planted when, according to the narrator in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?

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