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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Chocolate.
(b) A visit to the zoo.
(c) A teddy bear.
(d) A new drum.

2. Why doesn't Greff want Oskar to play with the books?
(a) They cost over 6 gulden.
(b) He thinks Oskar will only rip them up.
(c) He does not want Oskar to learn.
(d) They were of a sexual nature.

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

4. When Matzerath leaves the cellar door open and Oskar finds it, what does Oskar feel the cellar is demanding of him?
(a) A ear-piercing scream.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Exploration.
(d) A sacrifice.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who at the Polish post office is able to repair Oskar's drum?

2. While on the road with the midget troupe, who does Oskar sleep with?

3. When Osker is traveling with the midget troupe, what makes him homesick?

4. What does Matzerath force Oskar's mother to eat?

5. In 1938, why can't Oskar's grandmother take her goods to the market?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oskar become the leader of the Dusters?

2. What does Oskar do when he does not receive drums for Christmas?

3. Why does the Board of Health want to commit Oskar?

4. What is the scene like in the Post Office as the Germans invade?

5. While at the beach, Oskar and his family meet a fisherman who is using a horse head to fish. What happens to Oskar's mother when she sees the horse head?

6. How does Oskar describe himself when he was born?

7. Why did the citizens want to be present at the political rally?

8. Oskar tells Bruno and his friends the story of his grandfather's possible death. After the story, each character responds with what he thinks actually happened. Whose version of the story's end does Oskar like the best and why.?

9. What was the result of Oskar's drumming under the rostrums?

10. What does each member of the midget troupe perform for the soldiers?

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