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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Shmuel’s father’s profession prior to coming to Out-With?
(a) He was a watchmaker.
(b) He was a rabbi.
(c) He was a bank teller.
(d) He was a butcher.

2. 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) 64.
(b) 50.
(c) 26.
(d) 12.

3. What symbol does Bruno describe on his father’s armband in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) A diamond.
(b) A swastika.
(c) A star.
(d) A heart.

4. On what day does Bruno tell Shmuel he is returning to Berlin in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) On Friday.
(b) On Saturday.
(c) On Sunday.
(d) On Thursday.

5. At what time does Bruno’s father say the Fury is coming to their house for dinner in the flashback in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
(a) 8:00.
(b) 9:00.
(c) 6:00.
(d) 7:00.

6. In Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” the narrator says, “Bruno considered the dilemma he was in. On the one hand his sister and he had one crucial thing in common.” What is this commonality?
(a) “They were Nazis.”
(b) “They were rich.”
(c) “They were smarter than their parents.”
(d) “They weren’t grownups.”

7. By what name does the Fury call the woman who accompanies him to dinner at Bruno’s house in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
(a) Olga.
(b) Sara.
(c) Eva.
(d) Dora.

8. 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”?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Thursday.

9. What is Bruno’s reply when Shmuel says to him in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question,” “You’re on the wrong side of the fence though”?
(a) “You could crawl under.”
(b) “I could crawl under.”
(c) “You could climb over.”
(d) “I could climb over.”

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

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

12. 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) 4 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

13. 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.

14. Lieutenant Kotler says in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine" that his father was a professor of what?
(a) Biology.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Literature.
(d) History.

15. For how long does Bruno’s father stay at Out-With after Bruno’s disappearance in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) Two months.
(c) Six months.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gretel do every day once she and her mother return to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

2. What did Gretel leave behind in Out-With when she and her mother returned to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

3. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine" that most of the people on his side of the fence are from Poland, but there are others from what country?

4. What has happened to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

5. 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?

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