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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Bread and cheese.
(d) Cake and berries.

2. 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 tired?”
(c) “Are you hungry?”
(d) “Are you working?”

3. When did World War II end in Europe?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1946.

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

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"?
(a) He says they hate them.
(b) He says they like them.
(c) He says they envy them.
(d) He says they are in awe of them.

6. 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 weeks.
(c) Enough time for school to start.
(d) A few days.

7. What did Gretel leave behind in Out-With when she and her mother returned to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
(a) Her locket.
(b) Her magazines.
(c) Her dresses.
(d) Her maps.

8. Who in Bruno’s family also contracts lice in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Bruno’s grandmother.
(b) Gretel.
(c) Bruno’s mother.
(d) Bruno’s father.

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

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

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

12. 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?
(a) Czechoslovakia.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

13. 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 soldier.
(c) A rabbi.
(d) A doctor.

14. Whom does Shmuel say he doesn’t like talking about because he scares him in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) Bruno’s father.
(b) Lieutenant Kotler.
(c) Herr Roller.
(d) Herr Liszt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of alcohol does Bruno’s mother drink “medicinally” in the novel?

2. What does Bruno say his family is having for dinner tonight in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

3. 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"?

4. How did Adolf Hitler die?

5. What kind of candy does Bruno say he loves in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?

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