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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Shmuel say he last saw his father in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Tuesday.

2. Bruno suggests to Shmuel that what has likely happened to his father in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) He’s been murdered.
(b) He's been set free.
(c) He’s been promoted to a soldier’s rank.
(d) He’s been sent to another town to work.

3. During dinner, Bruno decides that it makes him sad to look at whom, in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) Bruno’s father.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Lars.
(d) Pavel.

4. How did Adolf Hitler die?
(a) He died in a car accident.
(b) He committed suicide.
(c) He was killed by firing squad.
(d) He was hung.

5. When Bruno’s head has been shaved in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut,” his father tells him the hair will grow back in how much time?
(a) A few days.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) Enough time for school to start.
(d) A few months.

6. After Bruno has let slip that he has a friend named Shmuel in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie,” how does he go about covering it up from Gretel?
(a) He tells her Shmuel is an imaginary friend.
(b) He tells her Shmuel is a pen-pal.
(c) He tells her Shmuel is a stray dog.
(d) He tells her Shmuel is his brother’s name.

7. How many glasses are in Bruno’s mother’s fancy set that are being cleaned for the party in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) 64.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 50.

8. Who shaves Bruno’s head in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) Gretel.
(b) Bruno’s father.
(c) Lieutenant Kotler.
(d) Bruno’s mother.

9. When Bruno crosses to the other side of the fence in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day,” he is surprised that the grownups are not doing what?
(a) Marching like the soldiers.
(b) Pushing wheelbarrows back and forth.
(c) Smoking pipes and singing songs.
(d) Sitting in rocking chairs on their porches.

10. When Bruno changes clothes before crossing the fence in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day,” he tells Shmuel that this reminds him of what?
(a) His grandmother.
(b) His grandfather.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

11. What does Bruno say his family is having for dinner tonight in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) Roast chicken.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Clam chowder.
(d) Turkey.

12. What does Bruno take from the kitchen to give to Shmuel in the beginning of Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?
(a) Cake and berries.
(b) Chicken and sausage.
(c) An apple and a pear.
(d) Bread and cheese.

13. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question" that when his family was forced to move from their house they moved into another part of what city?
(a) Lublin.
(b) Cracow.
(c) Gdynia.
(d) Wroclaw.

14. What happens when Bruno watches a dog on the other side of the fence in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
(a) Lieutenant Kotler kicks the dog.
(b) Lieutenant Kotler shoots into the air.
(c) Lieutenant Kotler screams.
(d) Lieutenant Kotler shoots the dog.

15. What language does Gretel tell the Fury she can speak in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Italian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Shmuel tell Bruno he wants to work when he grows up in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

2. How far in the future does Bruno’s father say that Bruno, Gretel and their mother will return to Berlin in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

3. What has happened to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

4. What does Shmuel say his brother’s name is in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?

5. When Bruno tells Shmuel about his family’s maid Maria in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine,” he says, “She’s very nice although Father says she’s” what?

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