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

2. What is the boy on the other side of the fence doing when Bruno first approaches him in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) He is sitting cross-legged.
(b) He is pulling a wheelbarrow.
(c) He is standing at attention.
(d) He is doing cartwheels.

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

4. On what date does Bruno say he was born in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) September 14, 1935.
(b) April 15, 1934.
(c) July 7, 1934.
(d) June 30, 1933.

5. What is Bruno’s response when his father asks him in his office in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions,” “What do you think? … Of your new home. Do you like it?”
(a) “I’m sure I’ll come to love it, Father.”
(b) “No. I think we should go home.”
(c) “Yes, Father. I love it here.”
(d) “Are you sure we’ve come to the right place?”

Short Answer Questions

1. Bruno angers his father in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" by suggesting that his father do what?

2. How does Bruno define his father’s office in the story, both in Berlin and in Out-With?

3. Whom does Bruno complain to about the move his family has made in his new bedroom in Chapter Two: "The New House"?

4. Maria tells Bruno in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid" that her mother had worked for Bruno’s grandmother in what capacity?

5. What is the name of the butler in Bruno’s household in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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