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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Maria tell Bruno she’d always enjoyed at the house in Berlin in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) The banister.
(b) The basement.
(c) The garden.
(d) The attic.

2. 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 dust cloth.
(b) A dead mouse.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A feral cat.

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

4. The boy on the other side of the fence is described as having eyes the color of what in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) Brushed wheat.
(b) The ocean.
(c) Cotton candy.
(d) Caramel sweets.

5. What is described on the armband worn by the boy that Bruno meets 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) A heart.
(b) A diamond.
(c) A star.
(d) A swastika.

6. 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) Almost 2 hours.
(b) Four hours.
(c) Almost an hour.
(d) Almost 3 hours.

7. What is the name of the butler in Bruno’s household in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Lars.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Martin.
(d) Karl.

8. What color hair is Bruno’s mother described as having in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Red.
(b) Black.
(c) Brown.
(d) Blond.

9. 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?
(a) “Sunk.”
(b) “Leaking.”
(c) “Capsizing.”
(d) “Turning to mutiny.”

10. On what date does Bruno say he was born in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) June 30, 1933.
(b) April 15, 1934.
(c) September 14, 1935.
(d) July 7, 1934.

11. Lieutenant Kotler tells Bruno in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done" that the only spare tire he’s seen around recently belongs to whom?
(a) Commandant Schneider.
(b) Sergeant Hoffschneider.
(c) Herr Roller.
(d) Herr Liszt.

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

13. 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"?
(a) The Middle Ages.
(b) Before Biblical days.
(c) During the Inquisition.
(d) Before this century.

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

15. Where does Bruno find the rope needed to build his tire swing in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) In Gretel’s room.
(b) The basement.
(c) The attic.
(d) In the shed.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What song is Bruno’s Grandmother said to have always sung at parties in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

3. How old is Gretel in the beginning of the novel?

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. What does Bruno perceive all of the people to be wearing at the camp across the fence in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

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