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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 33, Disinfectant.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After searching for a tutor to teach him the alphabet, who finally agrees to teach Oskar?
(a) Mother Turczinski.
(b) Gretchen Scheffler.
(c) Mr. Meyn.
(d) Greff.

2. When Osker is traveling with the midget troupe, what makes him homesick?
(a) The Nile.
(b) The expensive glassware of Louis XVI.
(c) The Eiffel tower.
(d) The pyramids.

3. Why do the characters call Victor "poor Victor" after the war?
(a) He loses his home.
(b) He loses a leg.
(c) He loses his eyeglasses.
(d) He dies.

4. When Oskar disappears with the midget troupe, what do the police think?
(a) They were never alerted.
(b) His father killed him.
(c) They didn't care.
(d) He just ran away.

5. What instrument does Mr. Meyn play?
(a) Piano.
(b) Drums.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Trumpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 33, who proposes to Maria?

2. Why is Hedwig almost shot?

3. When does Kobyella, the janitor, die?

4. Whose companionship does Oskar seek after his mother's death?

5. Why doesn't Greff want Oskar to play with the books?

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