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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Sweeping and mopping the house.
(c) Polishing silver and cooking dinner.
(d) Peeling vegetables and serving dinner.

2. 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 doctor.
(b) He was a lawyer.
(c) He was a policeman.
(d) He was a butcher.

3. What does Maria say that Bruno’s father did for her mother after Maria had been working for the family a short time in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) He revised her paperwork so she would not appear Jewish.
(b) He paid for her medical care and funeral.
(c) He helped hide her from the Nazis.
(d) He sent her to Switzerland to recover.

4. What is the bicycle called that is ridden by Bruno’s tutor when he arrives in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) A penny-farthing.
(b) A high-wheel.
(c) A velocipede.
(d) A boneshaker.

5. Gretel is how many years older than Bruno in the novel?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

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) “Argue with Father.”
(b) “Save these people.”
(c) “Fix the world.”
(d) “Change things.”

7. The maid Maria is said to have come to work for Bruno’s family when Bruno was how old, in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) 8 years old.
(b) 6 months old.
(c) 3 years old.
(d) 6 years old.

8. 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) Caramel sweets.
(b) Cotton candy.
(c) Brushed wheat.
(d) The ocean.

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

10. By what nickname does Bruno secretly refer to his sister Gretel in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) “A Lost Cause.”
(b) “A Hopeless Case.”
(c) “The Brat Packer.”
(d) “A Sorry Sight.”

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

12. Bruno’s sister Gretel is described as having a large collection of what toys in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Train sets.
(b) Play-houses.
(c) Stuffed animals.
(d) Dolls.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How does Bruno define his father’s office in the story, both in Berlin and in Out-With?

3. 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"?

4. Gretel says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that “Father hates” what?

5. Bruno says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that in Berlin on their quiet street they only had how many houses?

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