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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bruno points out that there are hundreds of children on the other side of the fence, all wearing what, in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) Winter coats.
(b) Soldier’s uniforms.
(c) No clothes.
(d) Striped pajamas.

2. What food has Bruno brought to Shmuel when they meet by the fence in the opening of Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) Chocolate cake.
(b) Bread and an apple.
(c) Cookies and a sandwich.
(d) Cheese and cake.

3. What is the name of the pirate in Bruno’s book in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) Long John Silver.
(b) Nathaniel Butler.
(c) Dread Pirate Roberts.
(d) Sir Andrew Barton.

4. Where is Lieutenant Kotler’s father said to have relocated after leaving Germany in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?
(a) Israel.
(b) France.
(c) The United States.
(d) Switzerland.

5. How is the Fury’s moustache described in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
(a) “Choppy.”
(b) “Tiny.”
(c) “Plain.”
(d) “Square.”

6. How many glasses are in Bruno’s mother’s fancy set that are being cleaned for the party in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) 12.
(b) 26.
(c) 64.
(d) 50.

7. On what evening does Bruno’s father say the Fury is coming to dinner in the flashback in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Thursday.

8. What has happened to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) He’s gone AWOL.
(b) He’s been murdered.
(c) He’s gotten married.
(d) He’s been transferred elsewhere.

9. When did World War II end in Europe?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1946.

10. What day of the week is it in the opening of Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Saturday.

11. When Bruno is talking to Gretel in his room in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” he recalls the time that who walked in on him in the bathroom?
(a) Grandfather.
(b) Helga.
(c) His teacher.
(d) Grandmother.

12. When does Shmuel say he last saw his father in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Monday.

13. Where have Bruno and Shmuel been taken presumably in the end of Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) A port authority.
(b) A gas chamber.
(c) An underground tunnel to freedom.
(d) A train depot.

14. Whom does the narrator say Bruno had “become much friendlier with than he ever had been back in Berlin” in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) Bruno’s mother.
(b) Bruno’s father.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Maria.

15. What is Bruno doing when his sister Gretel comes into his room in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Wrapping up food.
(c) Listening to music.
(d) Reading.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bruno dress in when he leaves to meet Shmuel in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

2. What does Bruno take from the kitchen to give to Shmuel in the beginning of Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

3. Who were the Americans allied with during World War II?

4. Bruno is amazed at how much he looks like whom after his head has been shaved in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

5. For how long do the Fury and his date stay at Bruno’s family’s home for dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?

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