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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 first name of Bruno’s Grandmother, used by his Grandfather in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Gretel.
(b) Louise.
(c) Isobel.
(d) Nathalie.

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

3. Bruno’s Grandfather “had spent his entire life running a restaurant in the centre of town, and one of his employees was the father” of which of Bruno’s friends?
(a) Lars.
(b) Karl.
(c) Daniel.
(d) Martin.

4. Gretel explains to Bruno in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case" that “Out-With” is the name of what?
(a) The town.
(b) The garden.
(c) The house.
(d) The country.

5. 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 standing at attention.
(c) He is pulling a wheelbarrow.
(d) He is doing cartwheels.

Short Answer Questions

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

3. Lieutenant Kotler tells Bruno in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done" that the only spare tire he’s seen around recently belongs to whom?

4. Bruno’s sister Gretel is described as having a large collection of what toys in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

5. What is the bicycle called that is ridden by Bruno’s tutor when he arrives in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bruno respond when his father asks him what he thinks of their new home in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?

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

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

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

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

7. How does Bruno become injured in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"? Who helps him?

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

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

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

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