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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Pushing wheelbarrows back and forth.
(b) Sitting in rocking chairs on their porches.
(c) Smoking pipes and singing songs.
(d) Marching like the soldiers.

2. What kind of candy does Bruno say he loves in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
(a) Licorice.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Gumdrops.
(d) Toffee.

3. For how long do the Fury and his date stay at Bruno’s family’s home for dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 4 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

4. 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) Cracow.
(b) Gdynia.
(c) Wroclaw.
(d) Lublin.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question" that after his family was forced to move from their home, they were relocated with another family. How many people does Shmuel say lived in one room at this location?

3. What does Bruno say his family is having for dinner tonight in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

4. What was Shmuel’s father’s profession prior to coming to Out-With?

5. Who in Bruno’s family also contracts lice in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to the scary incident between Lieutenant Kotler and Pavel in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

2. What does Bruno learn about Pavel from Maria in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

3. How does Bruno’s father finally figure out what happened to Bruno in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

4. What leads Bruno’s mother to demand leaving Out-With in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

5. How does Bruno “let slip” about Shmuel to his sister in Chapter Fourteen: "Bruno Tells a Perfectly Reasonable Lie"? How does he cover up this revelation?

6. How does Gretel’s character evolve in the narrative? What leads to the biggest changes in Gretel’s character?

7. How does Bruno’s family respond to his disappearance in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

8. How is the weather described when Bruno goes to meet Shmuel in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

9. What are Bruno’s impressions when his family returns to Berlin briefly in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"? How has the camp changed when they return?

10. What leads to Lieutenant Kotler’s berating of Shmuel in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

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