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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. Who does Oskar ask out on a date?
(a) Sister Gertrude.
(b) Maria.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Guste.

2. In Chapter 33, who proposes to Maria?
(a) A Russian soldier.
(b) Mr. Fajngold.
(c) Oskar.
(d) A German soldier.

3. How tall is Oskar at Matzerath's funeral?
(a) 4 feet 1 inch.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 3 feet 3 inches.
(d) 3 feet 6 inches.

4. What happens on the day Schuman shoots 13 birds?
(a) Birds attack his car.
(b) He loses his business.
(c) He is arrested.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Oskar steal from the nurse's room?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Her diary.
(c) Undergarments.
(d) Hair from her brush.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Willie lose interest in Miss Pioch?

2. What does Maria think of the Madonna 49 portrait that Oskar poses for?

3. What does Matzerath do with the party pin when the Russian soldiers invade their hideout?

4. How is Oskar paid for the gravestones?

5. How does Oskar feel about the nurse at the boarding house?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oskar come to be the sole supporter of the family?

2. What happens to the family after the train ride?

3. How does Oskar feed his fascination with Sister Dorothea?

4. What type of apprenticeship does Oskar take on after the war?

5. How does Oskar become wealthy?

6. What does the Rottweiler do for Oskar?

7. What happens when Billy is overcome with tears?

8. What is the scene like at the hospital on Oskar's 30th birthday?

9. What does Oskar eventually tell Vittler to do with the ring and the finger?

10. What happens to Oskar when he finds the leather belt in Sister Dorothea's room?

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