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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

3. What subjects is Bruno’s tutor said to be “particularly fond of” in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) Science and mathematics.
(b) History and geography.
(c) Reading and art.
(d) Music and dance.

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

5. 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 attic.
(c) The basement.
(d) The garden.

6. Maria tells Bruno in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid,” “We must all just keep ourselves safe until this is all over. That’s what I intend to do anyway. What more can we do than that after all? It’s not up to us to” what?
(a) “Change things.”
(b) “Argue with Father.”
(c) “Fix the world.”
(d) “Save these people.”

7. 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) Sara, Janet, and Opal.
(c) Jennifer, Michelle, and Jessica.
(d) Hilda, Isobel, and Louise.

8. Whom does Bruno recall his mother having said they “never should have let come to dinner” in his memory of leaving their home in Berlin in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?
(a) “Grandfather.”
(b) “The Fury.”
(c) “The President.”
(d) “Grandmother.”

9. 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) Herr Liszt.
(b) Commandant Schneider.
(c) Sergeant Hoffschneider.
(d) Herr Roller.

10. 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) Song of the Volga Boatmen.
(c) My Sister and I.
(d) Maria Elena.

11. Pavel is said to have what nightly duties within Bruno’s family’s home in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) Cleaning the kitchen and doing laundry.
(b) Polishing silver and cooking dinner.
(c) Peeling vegetables and serving dinner.
(d) Sweeping and mopping the house.

12. 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) Blond.
(c) Gray.
(d) Red.

13. 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) Short and redheaded.
(b) Beautiful and blond.
(c) Tall and dark-haired.
(d) Old and gray-haired.

14. Gretel says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that “Father hates” what?
(a) “German things.”
(b) “Jews.”
(c) “Modern things.”
(d) “Politics.”

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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"?

2. What two words comprised the common Nazi salute during the Third Reich?

3. What is the boy on the other side of the fence doing when Bruno first approaches him in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

4. 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"?

5. Gretel’s conclusion about the “children” next door and where they have moved is what, in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

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