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

2. What does Oskar say was wrong with the wooden bench at the church?
(a) Too high.
(b) It is warped.
(c) Too smooth.
(d) Too hard.

3. 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 other children in the area.
(d) The toy dolls he sold.

4. In the beginning of Chapter 9, what play do Oskar and the other children see?
(a) The Fiddler on the Roof.
(b) Tom Thumb.
(c) Oliver.
(d) Shakespeare

5. After searching for a tutor to teach him the alphabet, who finally agrees to teach Oskar?
(a) Mr. Meyn.
(b) Mother Turczinski.
(c) Greff.
(d) Gretchen Scheffler.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Oskar describes his room in the mental hospital. How does he describe his bed?

3. Each day, Oskar sees the school children outside. What does he feel toward these children?

4. What is the name of the beach Oskar, his mother, Jan Bronski, and Matzerath go to on Sundays?

5. What does Matzerath force Oskar's mother to eat?

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