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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 long does Bruno’s mother stay in Out-With looking for Bruno before finally returning to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
(a) Three days.
(b) One week.
(c) Several months.
(d) Three weeks.

2. Who in Bruno’s family also contracts lice in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Gretel.
(b) Bruno’s mother.
(c) Bruno’s grandmother.
(d) Bruno’s father.

3. 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?
(a) A few weeks.
(b) A few months.
(c) Enough time for school to start.
(d) A few days.

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

5. 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?
(a) His teacher.
(b) Grandmother.
(c) Grandfather.
(d) Helga.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Shmuel say the soldiers feel about him and the others on his side of the fence in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?

2. What does Shmuel promise to bring to Bruno when they meet for the last time in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?

3. Where does Shmuel tell Bruno he wants to work when he grows up in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

4. What kind of alcohol does Bruno’s mother drink “medicinally” in the novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

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

7. How does Bruno’s father finally figure out what happened to Bruno in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

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

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

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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