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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 name of the boy in the book that Bruno describes to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) Jimmy Rollins.
(b) Jim Hawkins.
(c) Peter Pan.
(d) John Watkins.

2. What does Bruno dress in when he leaves to meet Shmuel in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) A swimsuit.
(b) A raincoat and boots.
(c) A winter coat and boots.
(d) A light jacket and shorts.

3. What does Bruno offer to do in order to help Shmuel in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) Ask his father about Shmuel’s father.
(b) Report Shmuel’s father missing to the police.
(c) Ask his grandmother if Shmuel can live with him.
(d) Ask his mother about Shmuel’s father.

4. What does Shmuel say his brother’s name is in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) Lars.
(b) Ralf.
(c) Karl.
(d) Josef.

5. For how long does Bruno say he and Shmuel have been meeting and talking to one another in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) For over two years.
(b) For a few weeks.
(c) For more than a year.
(d) For more than a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bruno crosses to the other side of the fence in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day,” he is surprised that the grownups are not doing what?

2. How long does Bruno’s family stay in Berlin when they return for Grandmother’s funeral in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

3. When he is talking to Gretel in his room in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” Bruno recalls the time in class he’d put his hand up and called the teacher what?

4. Whom does Shmuel say he doesn’t like talking about because he scares him in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

5. Who in Bruno’s family also contracts lice in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Bruno’s impressions when his family returns to Berlin briefly in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"? How has the camp changed when they return?

2. What exchange takes place between Bruno and Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

3. How has Bruno’s attitude and impressions of Out-With changed in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

4. How does your opinion of Bruno’s father and his role at the camp change throughout the narrative? What is Bruno’s father’s objective?

5. How does Bruno’s father finally figure out what happened to Bruno in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

6. How would you characterize the denouement of the novel in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

7. What happens as Bruno begins to get ready to leave the camp in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

8. How does Bruno recall the evening that the Fury came to dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?

9. What instructions does Bruno’s father give to Bruno and his sister on the evening that the Fury comes to dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?

10. How is the setting where Shmuel’s family lived in the ghetto described in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?

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