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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 has Gretel hung on her bedroom walls in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Maps.
(b) Pictures from magazines.
(c) Pictures of Hitler.
(d) Flags.

2. During dinner, Bruno decides that it makes him sad to look at whom, in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Pavel.
(c) Bruno’s father.
(d) Lars.

3. What did Gretel leave behind in Out-With when she and her mother returned to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
(a) Her maps.
(b) Her magazines.
(c) Her locket.
(d) Her dresses.

4. When does Shmuel say he last saw his father in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) Tuesday.
(b) Thursday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

5. What is Bruno’s assessment of the world on the other side of the fence in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) “I’m enjoying myself tremendously.”
(b) “It is really a magical place here.”
(c) “I’m envious of those who live here.”
(d) “I don’t think I like it here.”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Shmuel do for the first time in the end of Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

2. In what country was the concentration camp set where Bruno lived with his family in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

3. Bruno points out that there are hundreds of children on the other side of the fence, all wearing what, in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

4. Who were the Americans allied with during World War II?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What lead to Bruno’s “haircut” in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

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

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

5. How does the friendship between Shmuel and Bruno develop in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

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

7. 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"?

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

9. 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?

10. How does Bruno “let slip” about Shmuel to his sister in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"? How does he cover up this revelation?

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