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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who gets stuck in the theater seat at the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) Oskar.
(b) Mama.
(c) Stephan.
(d) Marga.

3. Who does Matzerath hire to help in the store?
(a) Klepp.
(b) Bronski.
(c) Victor.
(d) Maria.

4. When Oskar disappears with the midget troupe, what do the police think?
(a) They didn't care.
(b) He just ran away.
(c) They were never alerted.
(d) His father killed him.

5. What does Oskar associate his guilt with?
(a) His childhood.
(b) His lifetime of isolation.
(c) The drum from the Post Office.
(d) His betrayal.

6. What is the name of the beach Oskar, his mother, Jan Bronski, and Matzerath go to on Sundays?
(a) Zoppot.
(b) Castle Park
(c) South Beach.
(d) North Beach.

7. Oskar spends much of his time alone, drumming up and down the steps of his apartment building. How many steps does Oskar's building have?
(a) Too many to count.
(b) About 35 steps.
(c) Only 5 steps.
(d) Over 100 steps.

8. What does Greff invent after his favorite boy Scout, HNorst Donath, dies?
(a) A vehicle.
(b) A washing machine.
(c) A drumming machine.
(d) A gun.

9. What does Oskar insist the gang do with their weapons?
(a) Sell them.
(b) Use then to take over the city.
(c) Keep them in the open.
(d) Bury them in the garden.

10. What does Oskar expect to receive for Christmas?
(a) Books.
(b) A new drum.
(c) A new trumpet.
(d) Nothing.

11. What happens to Bronski after the Post Office was captured by the Germans?
(a) He is excuted.
(b) He marries Anna.
(c) He is released.
(d) He dies from his injury.

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

13. Oskar possesses a special gift that he uses when upset over someone taking his drum. What is this gift?
(a) Patience.
(b) The ability to manipulate his mother.
(c) The ability to shatter glass with his scream.
(d) The ability to have a tantrum that caused seizures.

14. In 1938, why can't Oskar's grandmother take her goods to the market?
(a) The border was closed.
(b) She could not afford it.
(c) The markets were closed.
(d) She found another job.

15. Who does Oskar think he looks like?
(a) Matzerath.
(b) His Mother.
(c) Baby Jesus.
(d) His grandmother.

Short Answer Questions

1. A man at the circus tells Oskar he stopped growing at what age?

2. Why does Oskar begin to drum furiously when he is discharged from the hospital?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 11, Oskar reflects on his feelings about leading others to steal from the shop windows. What does he state he feels about these actions?

4. As an adult, what does Oskar do with his old drums?

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

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