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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Gretel said to arrange and rearrange in her bedroom in her free time in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"?
2. Bruno is amazed at how much he looks like whom after his head has been shaved in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
3. 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"?
4. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question" that when his family was forced to move from their house they moved into another part of what city?
5. To what does Shmuel tell Bruno, “That’s a question you never have to ask me” in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Bruno’s family respond to his disappearance in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
2. 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"?
3. What does Bruno learn about Pavel from Maria in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
4. 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?
5. How does the friendship between Shmuel and Bruno develop in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
6. 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"?
7. What does Shmuel tell Bruno of his life before the camp in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
8. How does Bruno’s father finally figure out what happened to Bruno in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
9. How is the weather described when Bruno goes to meet Shmuel in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
10. What leads Bruno’s mother to demand leaving Out-With in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and discuss the narrative style established in the beginning of the novel. Is the story told from a first, second, or third-person perspective? Why do you think the author chooses this narrative style? Is the narrator’s perspective omniscient or limited?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and analyze the character of Bruno as the protagonist in the novel. How old is Bruno? What are Bruno’s favorite things about living in Berlin? How does Bruno feel about his sister? How does Bruno evolve as a character by the end of the story?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the character of Pavel in the novel. How do you perceive Pavel’s life prior to the Nazi takeover? What was his profession? How old is Pavel? What do you think happens to Pavel at the end of the story?
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