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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Italian explorer, credited with first discovering the Americas, does Bruno describe learning about from his tutor in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) Christopher Columbus.
(b) Amerigo Vespucci.
(c) Diego de Almagro.
(d) Charles John Andersson.

2. What Italian explorer and cartographer, who first demonstrated that Brazil and the West Indies did not represent Asia's eastern outskirts, does Bruno describe learning about in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?
(a) Pêro de Alenquer.
(b) Charles Albanel.
(c) Amerigo Vespucci.
(d) Christopher Columbus.

3. What are the people behind the fence said to be pushing from one side of the camp to the other in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
(a) Boulders.
(b) Wheelbarrows.
(c) Automobiles.
(d) Mules.

4. What does Bruno arrive home to find the maid Maria doing in the opening of Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Killing a mouse in the kitchen.
(b) Trying to start the car engine.
(c) Packing his belongings.
(d) Weeping uncontrollably.

5. Where does Bruno find the rope needed to build his tire swing in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) In the shed.
(b) In Gretel’s room.
(c) The attic.
(d) The basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Gretel’s conclusion about the “children” next door and where they have moved is what, in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

2. Bruno’s sister Gretel is described as having a large collection of what toys in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?

3. What is the young soldier carrying downstairs when Bruno first sees him in Chapter Two: "The New House"?

4. The official car that drove Bruno and his family to the train station when they left Berlin is described in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" as having what color flags on the front?

5. 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"?

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