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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. Whose father is described as being a teacher in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Daniel’s.
(b) Martin’s.
(c) Karl’s.
(d) Lars’s.

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

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

4. 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?
(a) “It sounds like a car screeching on pavement.”
(b) “It sounds like logs crackling in a warm fireplace.”
(c) “It sounds like someone who’s rubbing their arms to keep warm.”
(d) “It sounds like the wind blowing.”

5. 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?
(a) Commandant Schneider.
(b) Herr Roller.
(c) Herr Liszt.
(d) Sergeant Hoffschneider.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gretel says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that “Father hates” what?

2. What does Bruno consider to be the best thing about his house in Berlin, according to the author in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?

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

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

5. Bruno’s family’s house in Berlin “didn’t even have a name; it was just called” what, according to the narrator in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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"?

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

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 compare his new home to his old one in Chapter Two: "The New House"?

9. What is revealed on the plaque that Bruno reads in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

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

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