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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 does Bruno’s father say has happened to Bruno’s grandfather in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He’s gone senile.
(c) He’s remarried.
(d) He’s been imprisoned.

2. To what does Shmuel tell Bruno, “That’s a question you never have to ask me” in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) “Are you working?”
(b) “Are you hungry?”
(c) “Do you want to play?”
(d) “Are you tired?”

3. What does Shmuel do for the first time in the end of Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) He begs for food.
(b) He shakes Bruno’s hand.
(c) He hugs Bruno.
(d) He tells Bruno he’s happy to be friends.

4. Lieutenant Kotler says in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine" that his father was a professor of what?
(a) Biology.
(b) History.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Literature.

5. During dinner in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine,” Bruno complains that Herr Liszt won’t let them read what?
(a) German books.
(b) Plays or poetry.
(c) History books.
(d) Science books.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of candy does Bruno say he loves in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?

2. Who admits to missing Berlin first in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

3. What is the real name of the camp that Bruno calls Out-With in the novel?

4. When Bruno’s head has been shaved in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut,” his father tells him the hair will grow back in how much time?

5. How long does Bruno’s mother stay in Out-With looking for Bruno before finally returning to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans do Bruno and Shmuel make for their last day together in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?

2. How does Bruno’s father respond to the suggestion from his wife that she and the children leave Out-With in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

3. What leads Bruno’s mother to demand leaving Out-With in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

4. What does Bruno learn about Pavel from Maria in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

5. How does Bruno go about entering the camp in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

6. How does Bruno’s family respond to his disappearance in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

7. What does Shmuel tell Bruno of his life before the camp in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?

8. How does Bruno feel about leaving Out-With in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

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

10. 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?

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