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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The bronze plaque on the bench that Bruno spies from his window states that “Out-With Camp” was established when?
(a) July 1941.
(b) July 1942.
(c) September 1938.
(d) June 1940.

2. How many floors in total is Bruno’s house in Berlin said to be, including the basement, in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

3. What is the young soldier carrying downstairs when Bruno first sees him in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
(a) A gun.
(b) A box.
(c) A bouquet.
(d) A doll.

4. What is the boy on the other side of the fence doing when Bruno first approaches him in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
(a) He is standing at attention.
(b) He is pulling a wheelbarrow.
(c) He is sitting cross-legged.
(d) He is doing cartwheels.

5. The oak tree that Bruno finds and decides to put a tire swing in is so old that he imagines it must have been planted when, according to the narrator in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) Before this century.
(b) The Middle Ages.
(c) Before Biblical days.
(d) During the Inquisition.

6. What color hair is Bruno’s mother described as having in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) Red.
(b) Blond.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

7. 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 teacher.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A doctor.
(d) A painter.

8. Gretel is how many years older than Bruno in the novel?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

9. Bruno’s Grandmother and Grandfather are said to live in a small flat near what area in Berlin, in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
(a) Near the Capitol Building.
(b) Near the old cemetery.
(c) Near the fruit and vegetable stalls.
(d) Near the banker’s district.

10. What does Maria tell Bruno she’d always enjoyed at the house in Berlin in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) The attic.
(b) The garden.
(c) The basement.
(d) The banister.

11. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy" that his name sounds like what?
(a) “It sounds like the wind blowing.”
(b) “It sounds like someone who’s rubbing their arms to keep warm.”
(c) “It sounds like logs crackling in a warm fireplace.”
(d) “It sounds like a car screeching on pavement.”

12. What does Gretel ask Maria to do when she enters Bruno’s room in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
(a) To make her a sandwich.
(b) To make her some tea.
(c) To bathe her dolls.
(d) To run her a bath.

13. What color hair is Gretel said to have in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
(a) Red.
(b) Blond.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

14. Bruno says in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that in Berlin on their quiet street they only had how many houses?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

15. How many other maids join Maria in service at Bruno’s family’s home in Out-With in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the bicycle called that is ridden by Bruno’s tutor when he arrives in Chapter Nine: "Bruno Remembers that He Used to Enjoy Exploration"?

2. The narrator notes in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window" that “Hilda had been told time and time again that she was not to call her brother” what?

3. Bruno tells Maria in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid,” “Well, you’ve been brought here against your will, just like I have. If you ask me, we’re all in the same boat. And it’s” what?

4. 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"?

5. How old is Bruno in the beginning of the novel?

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