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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 diamond.
(b) A heart.
(c) A swastika.
(d) A star.

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

3. 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) Almost an hour.
(c) Four hours.
(d) Almost 3 hours.

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

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

6. Bruno discovers that Pavel had what profession prior to becoming a servant in his home in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) He was a policeman.
(b) He was a doctor.
(c) He was a butcher.
(d) He was a lawyer.

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

8. One of the soldiers speaking to Bruno’s father is overheard in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" saying, “We have lacked efficiency since the start of” what year?
(a) “Forty.”
(b) “Forty-two.”
(c) “Sixty-one.”
(d) “Thirty-eight.”

9. In the flashback to Christmas in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out,” what name does Grandmother call Bruno’s father?
(a) Martin.
(b) Ralf.
(c) Lars.
(d) Karl.

10. What does Bruno’s father do when he becomes angry at Bruno’s suggestion in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?
(a) He sends Bruno to his room.
(b) He spanks Bruno.
(c) He slaps Bruno on the face.
(d) He sends Bruno to the cellar.

11. By what name does Gretel call Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) Kurt.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Karl.
(d) Lars.

12. What does Gretel ask Maria to do when she enters Bruno’s room in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) To run her a bath.
(b) To bathe her dolls.
(c) To make her some tea.
(d) To make her a sandwich.

13. How does Bruno define his father’s office in the story, both in Berlin and in Out-With?
(a) “On Strict Orders of the Fury.”
(b) “Enter At Your Own Risk.”
(c) “Out Of Bounds At All Times And No Exceptions.”
(d) “A Place Where Top Priority Business Occurs.”

14. Whose father is described as being a teacher in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Lars’s.
(b) Daniel’s.
(c) Martin’s.
(d) Karl’s.

15. 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 dead mouse.
(c) A suitcase.
(d) A dust cloth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bruno angers his father in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" by suggesting that his father do what?

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

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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"?

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