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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. What does the midget troupe wear?
2. What does Greff do in the cellar after creating his latest invention?
3. Oskar describes his tin drum as the kind that is bought in what type of store?
4. Whose idea is it to commit Oskar to the asylum?
5. What does Oskar insist the gang do with their weapons?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does each member of the midget troupe perform for the soldiers?
2. Why does Greff fall into despair in Chapter 25?
3. 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?
4. Why did the citizens want to be present at the political rally?
5. How does Oskar interpret the invitation of Jan Bronski's father to Kurt's baptism?
6. What is Maria's reaction when Oskar puts the homemade fizz powder in his hand and spits in it?
7. Why does the Board of Health want to commit Oskar?
8. What happens to Oskar as the other men are taken away by the soldiers?
9. Oskar spends a lot of time talking about his family history. One significant member of his family is Jan Bronski. How is Jan related to Oskar's mother and how does Oskar describe this character?
10. How does Oskar describe himself when he was born?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Oskar's drum represent? Is it possible that Oskar affected so many people and events with his small toy drum?
Essay Topic 2
This story begins with Oskar telling a story about his grandparents. Discuss the two themes present in the story of the meeting of his grandparents. How does this set the stage for the story?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the whole of Oskar's relationships with other women. Were they all real or did Oskar make some of them up? Was there one woman in particular that Oskar truly loved? Did any truly love him?
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