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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. How many soldiers surround the area of the camp where Bruno and Shmuel are after the whistle goes off in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) 20.
(b) 10.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. What is the real name of the camp that Bruno calls Out-With in the novel?
(a) Dachau.
(b) Krakow.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Banjica.

3. What is the name of the pirate in Bruno’s book in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) Nathaniel Butler.
(b) Dread Pirate Roberts.
(c) Sir Andrew Barton.
(d) Long John Silver.

4. What does Bruno take from the kitchen to give to Shmuel in the beginning of Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) Bread and cheese.
(b) Chicken and sausage.
(c) An apple and a pear.
(d) Cake and berries.

5. 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?
(a) 11.
(b) 5.
(c) 16.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how long does Bruno’s father stay at Out-With after Bruno’s disappearance in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

2. Lieutenant Kotler says in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine" that his father was a professor of what?

3. What does Bruno say his family is having for dinner tonight in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

4. What does Bruno decide to make a list of in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads to the scary incident between Lieutenant Kotler and Pavel in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

3. What does Bruno learn about Shmuel’s life on the other side of the fence in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?

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

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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"?

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