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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Shmuel promise to bring to Bruno when they meet for the last time in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) A pocket watch.
(b) A locket.
(c) Striped pajamas.
(d) Chocolate cake.

3. 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 months.
(b) A few days.
(c) Enough time for school to start.
(d) A few weeks.

4. When Bruno changes clothes before crossing the fence in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day,” he tells Shmuel that this reminds him of what?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His father.
(c) His mother.
(d) His grandfather.

5. What does Bruno tell Shmuel he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A soldier.

6. What kind of alcohol does Bruno’s mother drink “medicinally” in the novel?
(a) Scotch.
(b) Schnapps.
(c) Vodka.
(d) Sherry.

7. The narrator says of Bruno in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done,” that he “had been spending more time with Gretel lately and had developed a liking for” what?
(a) “Sarcasm.”
(b) “Dolls.”
(c) “Arguments.”
(d) “Lieutenant Kotler.”

8. When Bruno tells Shmuel about his family’s maid Maria in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine,” he says, “She’s very nice although Father says she’s” what?
(a) “Too strict.”
(b) “Overpaid.”
(c) “Troublesome.”
(d) “Lazy.”

9. What does Bruno take from the kitchen to give to Shmuel in the beginning of Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) Chicken and sausage.
(b) An apple and a pear.
(c) Cake and berries.
(d) Bread and cheese.

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

11. For how long do the Fury and his date stay at Bruno’s family’s home for dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 5 hours.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 4 hours.

12. When he is talking to Gretel in his room in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” Bruno recalls the time in class he’d put his hand up and called the teacher what?
(a) “Miss Potts.”
(b) “Miss Lost.”
(c) “Sarah.”
(d) “Mother.”

13. What is cooking for dinner when Bruno arrives home in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) Roast lamb.
(b) Roast chicken.
(c) Roast beef.
(d) Roast goose.

14. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question" that when his family was forced to move from their house they moved into another part of what city?
(a) Wroclaw.
(b) Gdynia.
(c) Cracow.
(d) Lublin.

15. How is the weather described when Bruno waked up in the beginning of Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Cold and dry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who in Bruno’s family also contracts lice in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

2. What is Gretel said to arrange and rearrange in her bedroom in her free time in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?

3. What color dress does Gretel wear on the evening when the Fury is coming to dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?

4. What book is Bruno carrying that his father recently gave him in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

5. What is Bruno’s father’s title in the military?

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