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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 did Adolf Hitler die?
(a) He was killed by firing squad.
(b) He died in a car accident.
(c) He committed suicide.
(d) He was hung.

2. What food has Bruno brought to Shmuel when they meet by the fence in the opening of Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) Cookies and a sandwich.
(b) Chocolate cake.
(c) Bread and an apple.
(d) Cheese and cake.

3. What has happened to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) He’s gotten married.
(b) He’s gone AWOL.
(c) He’s been murdered.
(d) He’s been transferred elsewhere.

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

5. What is no longer displayed in Gretel’s room in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Her record player.
(b) Her dresses.
(c) Her dolls.
(d) Her paino.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Bruno is talking to Gretel in his room in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” he recalls the time that who walked in on him in the bathroom?

2. Whose seat at the dinner table does the Fury take in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?

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

4. Bruno is amazed at how much he looks like whom after his head has been shaved in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

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

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. 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?

3. Where does Bruno discover Shmuel in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"? What does Bruno offer to Shmuel?

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

5. 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"?

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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