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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 old is Bruno in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 7.

2. What is described on the armband worn by the boy that Bruno meets 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"?
(a) A heart.
(b) A swastika.
(c) A star.
(d) A diamond.

3. What two words comprised the common Nazi salute during the Third Reich?
(a) “Nazi Furor.”
(b) “Hich Nazi.”
(c) “Heil Hitler.”
(d) “Semper fidelis.”

4. 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 logs crackling in a warm fireplace.”
(b) “It sounds like the wind blowing.”
(c) “It sounds like a car screeching on pavement.”
(d) “It sounds like someone who’s rubbing their arms to keep warm.”

5. Whom does Bruno complain to about the move his family has made in his new bedroom in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
(a) Peter.
(b) Maria.
(c) Shmuel.
(d) Lars.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bruno consider to be the best thing about his house in Berlin, according to the author in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

2. Maria tells Bruno in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid,” “We must all just keep ourselves safe until this is all over. That’s what I intend to do anyway. What more can we do than that after all? It’s not up to us to” what?

3. Whose father is described as a green-grocer in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

4. What had been Bruno’s grandmother’s employment in her youth?

5. Gretel is how many years older than Bruno in the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Bruno’s father’s position within the German military? What is the reason for his relocation?

3. 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"?

4. 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"?

5. What conversation takes place between Bruno and his father regarding their move in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

6. How does Bruno go about “making the best of the situation” in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?

7. What leads Bruno to go exploring in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"? Where does he first go?

8. 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?

9. What does Maria relate to Bruno of his father’s actions toward her and her mother in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?

10. Who does “the Fury” refer to in the novel? What information does the reader learn about the Fury in Chapter Two: "The New House"?

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