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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21, Maria | Chapter 22, Fizz Powder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Oskar's mother possessed with?
(a) Dancing.
(b) Shopping.
(c) An undefined demon.
(d) Working.

2. Why does Oskar begin to drum furiously when he is discharged from the hospital?
(a) He misses his cell.
(b) He misses the nurses.
(c) The world is overwhelming.
(d) He can not sleep.

3. What does Matzerath force Oskar's mother to eat?
(a) Meat.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Seafood.
(d) Chicken.

4. Why does Matzerath think Oskar's mother eats only fish?
(a) She is ill.
(b) There is nothing else to eat.
(c) She is pregnant.
(d) It is inexpensive.

5. As an adult, what does Oskar do with his old drums?
(a) Keeps them.
(b) Numbers and stores them in the basement.
(c) Gives them to the needy.
(d) Throws them out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose companionship does Oskar seek after his mother's death?

2. How does Oskar feel about the church?

3. What does Oskar say was wrong with the wooden bench at the church?

4. When Matzerath leaves the cellar door open and Oskar finds it, what does Oskar feel the cellar is demanding of him?

5. After searching for a tutor to teach him the alphabet, who finally agrees to teach Oskar?

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