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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) Herr Walker.
(b) Herr Rothbaum.
(c) Herr Liszt.
(d) Herr Roller.

3. 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"?
(a) Near the old cemetery.
(b) Near the banker’s district.
(c) Near the fruit and vegetable stalls.
(d) Near the Capitol Building.

4. 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) Sweeping and mopping the house.
(b) Cleaning the kitchen and doing laundry.
(c) Polishing silver and cooking dinner.
(d) Peeling vegetables and serving dinner.

5. 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 Rosswald.
(b) Herr Roller.
(c) Herr Lindt.
(d) Herr Liszt.

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 3 hours.
(d) Almost an hour.

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

8. How long ago had the Fury been to Bruno’s house in the opening of Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Three weeks ago.
(b) A year ago.
(c) A week ago.
(d) A month ago.

9. 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) Before Biblical days.
(b) During the Inquisition.
(c) Before this century.
(d) The Middle Ages.

10. What covers the walls in Bruno’s father’s office in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?
(a) Dark draperies.
(b) Maps and battle plans.
(c) Photographs of Hitler.
(d) Mahogany bookshelves.

11. 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) “Leaking.”
(b) “Capsizing.”
(c) “Turning to mutiny.”
(d) “Sunk.”

12. 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) Beautiful and blond.
(c) Short and redheaded.
(d) Tall and dark-haired.

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

14. 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) Red.
(d) Blond.

15. Bruno angers his father in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" by suggesting that his father do what?
(a) Move to the United States.
(b) Apologize to the Fury.
(c) Send him to live with Grandmother.
(d) Divorce his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Bruno say he was born in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

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"?

3. What color hair is Bruno’s mother described as having in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

4. 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"?

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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