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

2. What does Gretel ask Maria to do when she enters Bruno’s room in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) To make her some tea.
(b) To run her a bath.
(c) To bathe her dolls.
(d) To make her a sandwich.

3. Lieutenant Kotler is said to wear a great deal of what in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) Sunscreen.
(b) Silver jewelry.
(c) Purple medals.
(d) Cologne.

4. What are the people behind the fence said to be pushing from one side of the camp to the other in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
(a) Automobiles.
(b) Boulders.
(c) Wheelbarrows.
(d) Mules.

5. How is the woman described that came to dinner with the Fury at Bruno’s house in Berlin in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Tall and dark-haired.
(b) Beautiful and blond.
(c) Short and redheaded.
(d) Old and gray-haired.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator says in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done,” that “Bruno had only known one person whom he considered to be mad and that was” whom?

2. What does Shmuel say his mother is in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

3. Whose father is described as being a teacher in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

4. The maid Maria is said to have come to work for Bruno’s family when Bruno was how old, in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Bruno’s relationship to his grandparents described in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

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

4. What led up to Bruno’s grandmother storming out of his house in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?

5. How would you describe the character of Bruno based on the reading of Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

6. How does Bruno compare his new home to his old one in Chapter Two: "The New House"?

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

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

10. How is the character of Shmuel described in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?

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