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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Tapered at the Foot | Chapter 14, Herbert Truczinski's Back.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Matzerath leaves the cellar door open and Oskar finds it, what does Oskar feel the cellar is demanding of him?
(a) Exploration.
(b) Suicide.
(c) A sacrifice.
(d) A ear-piercing scream.

2. What happens after Joseph Koljaiczak hides under Anna Bronksi's skirts?
(a) Anna slaps him.
(b) Anna becomes pregnant with Oskar's mother.
(c) He catches a disease.
(d) The police catch him.

3. What instrument does Mr. Meyn play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Trumpet.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Drums.

4. When Oskar asks Greff to teach him the alphabet, what does Greff tell Oskar to play with instead of the books?
(a) Potatoes and Cabbages.
(b) The cash register.
(c) The toy dolls he sold.
(d) The other children in the area.

5. In Chapter 3, Oskar is in the hospital and his friends come to visit. What gift does Klepp bring him?
(a) A new drum.
(b) A jazz recorder.
(c) Stationary.
(d) Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lobasck, the director of training, has what distinguishing characteristic?

2. What type of existence does Oskar live after his mother's death?

3. Oskar tells the story of his grandfather to Bruno. Bruno thinks Oskar's grandfather is dead and describes the death as...?

4. Why does Oskar's mother refuse to go in a certain room of the house?

5. When Oskar's first drum breaks and his parents think he might be cut by it, what do his parents use to try to bribe him into giving up his drum?

(see the answer key)

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