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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the weather described when Bruno waked up in the beginning of Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) Sunny.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Rainy.
(d) Cold and dry.

2. What is the real name of the camp that Bruno calls Out-With in the novel?
(a) Banjica.
(b) Dachau.
(c) Krakow.
(d) Auschwitz.

3. What has happened to Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) He’s gotten married.
(b) He’s gone AWOL.
(c) He’s been murdered.
(d) He’s been transferred elsewhere.

4. For how long does Bruno say he and Shmuel have been meeting and talking to one another in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
(a) For over two years.
(b) For a few weeks.
(c) For more than a month.
(d) For more than a year.

5. What is cooking for dinner when Bruno arrives home in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) Roast chicken.
(b) Roast beef.
(c) Roast goose.
(d) Roast lamb.

6. What does Bruno’s father say has happened to Bruno’s grandfather in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
(a) He committed suicide.
(b) He’s been imprisoned.
(c) He’s gone senile.
(d) He’s remarried.

7. How long does Bruno’s family stay in Berlin when they return for Grandmother’s funeral in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
(a) 1 week.
(b) 2 days.
(c) 8 days.
(d) 2 weeks.

8. What did Gretel leave behind in Out-With when she and her mother returned to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
(a) Her maps.
(b) Her magazines.
(c) Her dresses.
(d) Her locket.

9. 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 doctor.
(d) A soldier.

10. When did World War II end in Europe?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1943.

11. What was Shmuel’s father’s profession prior to coming to Out-With?
(a) He was a butcher.
(b) He was a rabbi.
(c) He was a bank teller.
(d) He was a watchmaker.

12. What day of the week is it in the opening of Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Wednesday.

13. What does Bruno dress in when he leaves to meet Shmuel in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
(a) A winter coat and boots.
(b) A light jacket and shorts.
(c) A swimsuit.
(d) A raincoat and boots.

14. What is Bruno’s father’s title in the military?
(a) Lieutenant.
(b) General.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Commandant.

15. What does Shmuel say his brother’s name is in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) Lars.
(b) Ralf.
(c) Josef.
(d) Karl.

Short Answer Questions

1. During dinner in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine,” Bruno complains that Herr Liszt won’t let them read what?

2. Whom does Shmuel say he doesn’t like talking about because he scares him in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

3. What does Shmuel do for the first time in the end of Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

4. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine" that most of the people on his side of the fence are from Poland, but there are others from what country?

5. 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"?

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