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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 do Oskar and Herbert Truczinski do while Herbert is unemployed?
2. What is the Duster's secret weapon?
3. While on the road with the midget troupe, who does Oskar sleep with?
4. What type of existence does Oskar live after his mother's death?
5. Who gets stuck in the theater seat at the beginning of Chapter 9?
Short Essay Questions
1. Did Oskar think his baptism was successful? Why or why not?
2. 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?
3. Why does Oskar lose weight while he is in the hospital?
4. What is Oskar's involvement in the criminal acts committed by the Dusters?
5. What was to social and economic situation in Danzig in 1938?
6. What was fizz powder used for and how was it used?
7. Why did the citizens want to be present at the political rally?
8. As the story begins, the reader immediately learns that the narrator is in a mental hospital. How does Oskar wish to change his room and are his changes something that would be expected?
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 two things are the result of Oskar's fall down the cellar steps?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Why was Joseph Koljaiczek running from the law? Describe this event in detail. Is it likely that this event happened the way Oskar tells the story? Of the people Oskar is telling the story to, who truly believes him? Provide evidence to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
How does the author use mythical characters and events to enhance the story? Choose one character or event, describe it in detail and provide support for why it is mythical.
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