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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 was Bruno’s Grandfather said to be when Bruno’s family left for Out-With?
(a) Almost 73.
(b) Almost 84.
(c) Almost 70.
(d) Almost 90.

2. What are the names of Gretel’s friends that she says she misses back in Berlin in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Christine, Helga, and Katherine.
(b) Hilda, Isobel, and Louise.
(c) Jennifer, Michelle, and Jessica.
(d) Sara, Janet, and Opal.

3. Gretel says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that “Father hates” what?
(a) “Politics.”
(b) “German things.”
(c) “Jews.”
(d) “Modern things.”

4. 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 diamond.
(b) A swastika.
(c) A heart.
(d) A star.

5. What covers the walls in Bruno’s father’s office in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?
(a) Mahogany bookshelves.
(b) Maps and battle plans.
(c) Dark draperies.
(d) Photographs of Hitler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bruno’s father do when he becomes angry at Bruno’s suggestion in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?

2. The people on the other side of the fence are described as being how far from Bruno’s home, as he and Gretel watch from the window in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

3. Bruno says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that in Berlin on their quiet street they only had how many houses?

4. What Italian explorer and cartographer, who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts, does Bruno describe learning about in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

5. Pavel is said to have what nightly duties within Bruno’s family’s home in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Bruno tell Maria about regarding the move in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?

3. How does Bruno come to discover his family is moving in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"? How does Bruno respond?

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

5. Whom does Bruno ask for help in finding a tire in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"? Why?

6. How does Gretel go about attempting to cheer up her brother in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

7. How does Bruno’s mother feel about her family’s relocation to Out-With? What are her main concerns about this setting?

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

9. 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"?

10. How is the setting beyond the fence described in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

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