View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many glasses are in Bruno’s mother’s fancy set that are being cleaned for the party in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) 26.
(b) 50.
(c) 12.
(d) 64.

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

3. When Bruno changes clothes before crossing the fence in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day,” he tells Shmuel that this reminds him of what?
(a) His mother.
(b) His grandmother.
(c) His father.
(d) His grandfather.

4. How old has Gretel turned on her recent birthday in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 14.

5. During dinner in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine,” Bruno complains that Herr Liszt won’t let them read what?
(a) History books.
(b) Science books.
(c) Plays or poetry.
(d) German books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Lieutenant Kotler’s father said to have relocated after leaving Germany in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?

2. By what name does the Fury call the woman who accompanies him to dinner at Bruno’s house in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?

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

4. Gretel tells Bruno in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut" that the people on the other side of the fence are all what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

9. 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"?

10. What does Bruno offer to do in order to help Shmuel in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 884 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample