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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many floors, including the basement, comprise Bruno’s family’s new home in Out-With?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

2. What is the young soldier carrying downstairs when Bruno first sees him in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A bouquet.
(c) A box.
(d) A doll.

3. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy" that his name sounds like what?
(a) “It sounds like the wind blowing.”
(b) “It sounds like a car screeching on pavement.”
(c) “It sounds like logs crackling in a warm fireplace.”
(d) “It sounds like someone who’s rubbing their arms to keep warm.”

4. Bruno’s sister Gretel is described as having a large collection of what toys in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Train sets.
(b) Stuffed animals.
(c) Dolls.
(d) Play-houses.

5. Bruno discovers that Pavel had what profession prior to becoming a servant in his home in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a policeman.
(c) He was a doctor.
(d) He was a lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gretel’s conclusion about the “children” next door and where they have moved is what, in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

2. Bruno’s Grandmother and Grandfather are said to live in a small flat near what area in Berlin, in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

3. Bruno tells Shmuel in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy" that his name sounds like what?

4. Whom does Bruno recall his mother having said they “never should have let come to dinner” in his memory of leaving their home in Berlin in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?

5. When does Shmuel say his date of birth is in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bruno experience of his grandmother’s argument with his father in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

2. Would you describe Bruno’s character as “innocent” in the novel? How “innocent” are Bruno’s parents?

3. What is Gretel’s response to the mystery of the fence and what is beyond it in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

4. What does Gretel ask about the people in the camp in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

5. What confuses Bruno about the people on the other side of the fence in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

6. Where does Bruno succeed in getting a tire in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"? What does he do with it?

7. Where does Bruno first meet the boy from the camp in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

8. What does Bruno show Gretel in his room in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"? How does Gretel respond?

9. How old is Gretel in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"? How does Bruno feel about his sister?

10. How does Bruno study his class work while at Out-With in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

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