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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Gretel hung on her bedroom walls in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Maps.
(b) Flags.
(c) Pictures from magazines.
(d) Pictures of Hitler.

2. What does Bruno’s father discover about the fence in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
(a) It is electrified.
(b) It is properly secured at all locations.
(c) It has been burned away where Bruno entered.
(d) It is not properly secured where Bruno’s clothes were found.

3. 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) No clothes.
(b) Winter coats.
(c) Striped pajamas.
(d) Soldier’s uniforms.

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

5. What does Bruno’s father say has happened to Bruno’s grandfather in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) He’s remarried.
(b) He’s been imprisoned.
(c) He’s gone senile.
(d) He committed suicide.

6. How old has Gretel turned on her recent birthday in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?
(a) 13.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 11.

7. What does Gretel do every day once she and her mother return to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
(a) Looks at her maps.
(b) Plays with her dolls.
(c) Cries in her room.
(d) Writes letters to Lieutenant Kotler.

8. What is the name of the friend in Berlin that Bruno recalls of his three “best friends for life” in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) Lars.
(b) Martin.
(c) Karl.
(d) Daniel.

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

10. How long does Bruno’s mother stay in Out-With looking for Bruno before finally returning to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Several months.
(c) One week.
(d) Three days.

11. What does Bruno dress in when he leaves to meet Shmuel in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) A winter coat and boots.
(b) A swimsuit.
(c) A raincoat and boots.
(d) A light jacket and shorts.

12. To what does Shmuel tell Bruno, “That’s a question you never have to ask me” in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) “Are you working?”
(b) “Do you want to play?”
(c) “Are you hungry?”
(d) “Are you tired?”

13. When Bruno’s head has been shaved in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut,” his father tells him the hair will grow back in how much time?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) Enough time for school to start.
(c) A few days.
(d) A few months.

14. 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) Tuesday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Monday.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Bruno describes talking to his friend Shmuel about Berlin in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie.” In this conversation, Bruno says that you shouldn’t go to town on what day “unless you want to get pushed from pillar to post”?

2. How long does Bruno’s family stay in Berlin when they return for Grandmother’s funeral in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

3. Whom does Shmuel say he doesn’t like talking about because he scares him in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

4. Gretel tells Bruno in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut" that the people on the other side of the fence are all what?

5. 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"?

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