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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. 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 star.
(c) A diamond.
(d) A swastika.

2. How old is Bruno’s Grandmother said to be in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) 59.
(b) 81.
(c) 62.
(d) 73.

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?
(a) 12.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

4. What color hair is Bruno’s mother described as having in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Blond.
(b) Black.
(c) Red.
(d) Brown.

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"?
(a) Sweeping and mopping the house.
(b) Cleaning the kitchen and doing laundry.
(c) Peeling vegetables and serving dinner.
(d) Polishing silver and cooking dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Why can Gretel not see “the children” from her own bedroom window in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

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

4. 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"?

5. What are the names of the three best friends of Bruno’s that he must leave behind in Berlin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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"?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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"?

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