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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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.

3. What does Greff do in the cellar after creating his latest invention?
(a) Puts better acoustics in the cellar.
(b) Hangs himself.
(c) Cleans it.
(d) Gets rid of all the potatoes.

4. What is raised in 1938?
(a) Food prices.
(b) The cost of education.
(c) Custom duties.
(d) Gas prices.

5. Why does Oskar's mother refuse to go in a certain room of the house?
(a) There is no heat in the room.
(b) The room is used for storage.
(c) She is afraid of ghosts.
(d) The room has too many spiders.

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

7. What do the German soldiers accuse Bronski of?
(a) Bringing a toodles into a war zone.
(b) Treason.
(c) Theft.
(d) Killing a German.

8. What type of people does Greff prefer?
(a) Outgoing people.
(b) Timid people.
(c) Young girls.
(d) Young boys.

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

10. In the beginning of Chapter 1, Oskar, states that he is in a mental hospital and is being watched. How does he feel about the person watching him?
(a) He despises the person watching.
(b) His is fond of the person watching.
(c) He wishes the person watching was real.
(d) He resents the person watching.

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

12. During their conversation at the beginning of the book, where does Oskar say Bruno "derived all his inspiration"?
(a) From Oskar.
(b) His mother.
(c) The ceiling.
(d) The virgin paper.

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

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

15. In Chapter 17, who does Oskar find to assist with the search of his mother?
(a) Herbert.
(b) Matzerath.
(c) Maria.
(d) Bronski.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oskar think Victor will denounce him?

2. What does Bronski call Oskar after becoming disoriented due to an injury at the Post Office?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 16, who becomes a member of the Nazi Mounted SA band?

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

5. Oskar possesses a special gift that he uses when upset over someone taking his drum. What is this gift?

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