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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Why does Oskar begin to drum furiously when he is discharged from the hospital?
2. What type of people does Greff prefer?
3. What does Oskar say was wrong with the wooden bench at the church?
4. What is the name of the beach Oskar, his mother, Jan Bronski, and Matzerath go to on Sundays?
5. Whose idea is it to commit Oskar to the asylum?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Herbert's job at the local bar like?
2. What two things are the result of Oskar's fall down the cellar steps?
3. How does Oskar become the leader of the Dusters?
4. Why does the Board of Health want to commit Oskar?
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. What is Oskar's involvement in the criminal acts committed by the Dusters?
7. Why did the citizens want to be present at the political rally?
8. What was Oskar's mother's diet like after Easter?
9. What does Rasputin teach Oskar?
10. What was fizz powder used for and how was it used?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the use of irony with the underlying Christian theme and the Christian Nazis. How does Grass use irony to share his feelings about the war? Cite examples to support your answer.
Essay Topic 2
Is it suggested that Matzerath was not Oskar's father but rather Bronski was. Who do you think was Oskar's real father? Provide evidence from the book to support your answer. Do you think this suspicion was Oskar's alone of did other characters also suspect this? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the relationship between Oskar's mother, Bronski, and Matzerath. Of the two men, who do you think Oskar's mother truly loved? How does this relationship affect each of these three characters? How does the relationship affect Oskar?
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