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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Oskar give Vittlar in exchange for his silence?
(a) An aquamarine ring.
(b) His rooms at the boarding house.
(c) A small fortune.
(d) His drum.

2. In Chapter 35, where does the military send Ktzster?
(a) Danzig.
(b) Home.
(c) The Arctic front.
(d) Berlin.

3. What is the name of the nurse at the boarding house?
(a) Sister Dorothea.
(b) Sister Guste.
(c) Sister Gertrude.
(d) Sister Anna.

4. Who does Oskar meet at the artist's party.
(a) Sister Dorothea.
(b) Vitter.
(c) Klepp.
(d) Corporal Lankes.

5. Who does Oskar ask to find Matzerath's party pin?
(a) Korneff.
(b) Kurt.
(c) Mr. Fajngold.
(d) Maria.

6. How many birds does Schuman shoot in the park?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

7. Who is the new suspect in the murder case?
(a) Vittlar.
(b) Sister Dorothea's brother.
(c) A friend of Sister Beata.
(d) Bronski.

8. While modeling one day, what causes Oskar to weep and tremble?
(a) The students laugh at him.
(b) A likeness to his mother.
(c) A likeness to Maria.
(d) A prop drum.

9. What type of face does Lucy have?
(a) Triangular.
(b) Long.
(c) Round.
(d) Square.

10. What does Oskar develop because of the bouncing of the train?
(a) Vertigo.
(b) A hunchback.
(c) New drum beats.
(d) Nausea.

11. What happens to Oskar as a result of the trial?
(a) He is committed to the asylum.
(b) He is released a free man.
(c) He is sent to jail.
(d) He is put in Matzerath's custody.

12. What does the nurse's patent leather belt remind him of?
(a) Eels.
(b) His mother.
(c) His father.
(d) Snakes.

13. How much does Oskar grow during the train ride?
(a) He does not grow.
(b) 3-4 feet.
(c) 3-4 inches.
(d) 1-2 inches.

14. What does Oskar bring to the nurses in the hospital?
(a) Candy.
(b) Injured animals.
(c) Flowers.
(d) Books.

15. What type of letter does Oskar read of the nurses?
(a) A medical form.
(b) A breakup letter.
(c) A love letter.
(d) A letter to a family member.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a regular activity for Oskar and Klepp after their initial meeting?

2. In Chapter 44 , how does Maria plan to marry?

3. What is Bebra confined to in the doctors office when Oskar visits him?

4. In Chapter 34, how many people are on the freight car with Maria, Kurt, and Oskar?

5. Where does the family go to avoid the air raids?

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