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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) One week.
(b) Three weeks.
(c) Several months.
(d) Three days.

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

3. 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) “Lieutenant Kotler.”
(b) “Dolls.”
(c) “Sarcasm.”
(d) “Arguments.”

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

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

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

7. 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) “Do you want to play?”
(b) “Are you working?”
(c) “Are you tired?”
(d) “Are you hungry?”

8. What kind of candy does Bruno say he loves in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) Toffee.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Gumdrops.
(d) Licorice.

9. What is Gretel said to arrange and rearrange in her bedroom in her free time in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?
(a) Her dresses.
(b) Her dolls.
(c) Her stuffed animals.
(d) Her jewelry.

10. What does Gretel spend her spare time doing in the weeks that pass in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) Reading romance novels.
(b) Reading newspapers.
(c) Playing with makeup.
(d) Playing with her dolls.

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

12. For how long does Bruno say he and Shmuel have been meeting and talking to one another in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) For over two years.
(b) For a few weeks.
(c) For more than a month.
(d) For more than a year.

13. 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) The United States.
(c) France.
(d) Switzerland.

14. What does Bruno offer to do in order to help Shmuel in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) Ask his father about Shmuel’s father.
(b) Ask his mother about Shmuel’s father.
(c) Report Shmuel’s father missing to the police.
(d) Ask his grandmother if Shmuel can live with him.

15. What is the name of the boy in the book that Bruno describes to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) Jim Hawkins.
(b) Peter Pan.
(c) Jimmy Rollins.
(d) John Watkins.

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’s father discover about the fence in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

3. What is the name of the boy who frequently hit Shmuel when his family was relocated to the ghetto in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?

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

5. How does Shmuel say the soldiers feel about him and the others on his side of the fence in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?

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