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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One day Oskar is drumming down the street. Who follows him in parade-like form down the street?
(a) Adults.
(b) Children.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

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

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

4. While on the road with the midget troupe, who does Oskar sleep with?
(a) A solider.
(b) Roswitha.
(c) Bebra
(d) Maria.

5. What does Oskar tell the gang his name is?
(a) Matzerath.
(b) Oskar.
(c) Bronski.
(d) Jesus.

6. In Chapter 25, who does Oskar have an affair with?
(a) Maria.
(b) Anna.
(c) Greff.
(d) Lina.

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) Only 5 steps.
(b) Too many to count.
(c) About 35 steps.
(d) Over 100 steps.

8. What does Bronski call Oskar after becoming disoriented due to an injury at the Post Office?
(a) Agnes.
(b) Little drummer boy.
(c) His son.
(d) Matzerath.

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

10. What type of existence does Oskar live after his mother's death?
(a) Boring.
(b) Dismal.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Unfulfilling.

11. When does Kobyella, the janitor, die?
(a) During a skat game.
(b) Many years after the war.
(c) Immediately after the war.
(d) During the gun fight.

12. What does Greff do on Sundays in the winter?
(a) Rest.
(b) Bathe naked in the Baltic.
(c) Feeds to poor.
(d) Goes to church.

13. What circus character does Oskar feel drawn to?
(a) The musical clown.
(b) The lion tamer.
(c) The dancing seals.
(d) The trapeze artist.

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

15. In the beginning of Chapter 16, who becomes a member of the Nazi Mounted SA band?
(a) Mezterath.
(b) Oskar.
(c) Meyn.
(d) Bronski.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. 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?

4. What wakes Oskar up after he falls asleep in the mail room of the post office?

5. When Oskar asks Greff to teach him the alphabet, what does Greff tell Oskar to play with instead of the books?

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