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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. Each day, Oskar sees the school children outside. What does he feel toward these children?

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

3. Why doesn't Greff want Oskar to play with the books?

4. During their conversation at the beginning of the book, where does Oskar say Bruno "derived all his inspiration"?

5. As an adult, what does Oskar do with his old drums?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Oskar and his father find at one of the stores during Krystal Nacht?

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

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

4. What happens to Oskar as the other men are taken away by the soldiers?

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

6. What was to social and economic situation in Danzig in 1938?

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

8. What does the midget troupe eat on their picnic?

9. 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?

10. What is Oskar's involvement in the criminal acts committed by the Dusters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think Matzerath was respected? If so by whom? If not, explain your answer. Was Matzerath aware of this respect (or disrespect) and how did he feel about it?

Essay Topic 2

Does Bruno believe Oskar's stories? Why or why not? Provide examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Oskar is able to scream loud enough to make glass shatter. What are his motivations for this behavior? How does Oskar's glass breaking screaming change as he gets older? Does he ever stop this behavior?

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