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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 Bruno doing when his sister Gretel comes into his room in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?
(a) Writing a letter.
(b) Reading.
(c) Wrapping up food.
(d) Listening to music.

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

3. After Bruno has let slip that he has a friend named Shmuel in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” how does he go about covering it up from Gretel?
(a) He tells her Shmuel is a stray dog.
(b) He tells her Shmuel is a pen-pal.
(c) He tells her Shmuel is an imaginary friend.
(d) He tells her Shmuel is his brother’s name.

4. Bruno is amazed at how much he looks like whom after his head has been shaved in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Herr Roller.
(b) Shmuel.
(c) Lars.
(d) Bruno’s father.

5. What was Shmuel’s father’s profession prior to coming to Out-With?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a bank teller.
(c) He was a watchmaker.
(d) He was a rabbi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the friend in Berlin that Bruno recalls of his three “best friends for life” in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

2. When did World War II end in Europe?

3. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question" that after his family was forced to move from their home, they were relocated with another family. How many people does Shmuel say lived in one room at this location?

4. What does Bruno tell Shmuel he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

5. What is the name of the boy who frequently hit Shmuel when his family was relocated to the ghetto in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the weather described when Bruno goes to meet Shmuel in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

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. Who is represented by the character called “the Fury” in the novel?

4. 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"?

5. How does Gretel’s character evolve in the narrative? What leads to the biggest changes in Gretel’s character?

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

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

8. What leads to Lieutenant Kotler’s berating of Shmuel in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

9. How does Shmuel explain his absence when he finally sees Bruno in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?

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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