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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Bruno suggests to Shmuel that what has likely happened to his father in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) He’s been sent to another town to work.
(b) He’s been promoted to a soldier’s rank.
(c) He's been set free.
(d) He’s been murdered.

4. 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) Bread and cheese.
(c) An apple and a pear.
(d) Cake and berries.

5. What is no longer displayed in Gretel’s room in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Her dresses.
(b) Her record player.
(c) Her dolls.
(d) Her paino.

6. Bruno is amazed at how much he looks like whom after his head has been shaved in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Herr Roller.
(b) Lars.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Bruno’s father.

7. Whose seat at the dinner table does the Fury take in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
(a) Bruno’s father’s seat.
(b) Bruno’s mother’s seat.
(c) Gretel’s seat.
(d) Bruno’s seat.

8. After Bruno has let slip that he has a friend named Shmuel in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” how does he go about covering it up from Gretel?
(a) He tells her Shmuel is an imaginary friend.
(b) He tells her Shmuel is his brother’s name.
(c) He tells her Shmuel is a pen-pal.
(d) He tells her Shmuel is a stray dog.

9. 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) Karl.
(b) Lars.
(c) Martin.
(d) Daniel.

10. 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) Writes letters to Lieutenant Kotler.
(c) Plays with her dolls.
(d) Cries in her room.

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

12. How many soldiers surround the area of the camp where Bruno and Shmuel are after the whistle goes off in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

14. What does Bruno say is “always wise when you’re exploring” in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) Wearing a costume.
(b) Staying hidden.
(c) Sending out spies.
(d) Looking for evidence.

15. 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 weren’t grownups.”
(b) “They were smarter than their parents.”
(c) “They were rich.”
(d) “They were Nazis.”

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who shaves Bruno’s head in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

3. How is the Fury’s moustache described in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?

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

5. On what evening does Bruno’s father say the Fury is coming to dinner in the flashback in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?

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