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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Shmuel say his mother is in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A painter.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A lawyer.

2. Gretel tells Bruno in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut" that the people on the other side of the fence are all what?
(a) Polish.
(b) Jews.
(c) Catholics.
(d) Sinners.

3. Pavel is said to have what nightly duties within Bruno’s family’s home in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) Cleaning the kitchen and doing laundry.
(b) Polishing silver and cooking dinner.
(c) Peeling vegetables and serving dinner.
(d) Sweeping and mopping the house.

4. In the flashback to Christmas in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out,” what name does Grandmother call Bruno’s father?
(a) Karl.
(b) Ralf.
(c) Lars.
(d) Martin.

5. What does Bruno tell Shmuel he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A rabbi.
(c) A soldier.
(d) A doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the real name of the camp that Bruno calls Out-With in the novel?

2. Lieutenant Kotler says in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine" that his father was a professor of what?

3. Whom does Bruno recall his mother having said they “never should have let come to dinner” in his memory of leaving their home in Berlin in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions"?

4. What is the name of the tutor who arrives to teach Bruno and Gretel in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

5. What is cooking for dinner when Bruno arrives home in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?

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