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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 Osker is traveling with the midget troupe, what makes him homesick?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The expensive glassware of Louis XVI.
(c) The Eiffel tower.
(d) The pyramids.

2. How does the gang redecorate their clubhouse?
(a) With pictures of girls.
(b) With religious artifacts.
(c) With weapons.
(d) With anti-war signs.

3. What does Bruno do after not being able to find the fizz powder?
(a) Has a pharmacist make it.
(b) Brings Oskar real soda.
(c) Tells Oskar it is no use.
(d) Buys Oskar a drum.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the result of Meyn's actions on the night of the funeral?

3. Why does Oskar think Victor will denounce him?

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

5. What does Oskar insist the gang do with their weapons?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Rasputin teach Oskar?

2. Why does Oskar lose weight while he is in the hospital?

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

4. What two things are the result of Oskar's fall down the cellar steps?

5. What was fizz powder used for and how was it used?

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

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

8. 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?

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

10. How does Oskar interpret the invitation of Jan Bronski's father to Kurt's baptism?

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