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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 17, Scrap Metal | Chapter 18, The Polish Post Office.

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) Greff.
(d) Mr. Meyn.

2. What wakes Oskar up after he falls asleep in the mail room of the post office?
(a) Thunder.
(b) Bronski.
(c) The mail carriers.
(d) Machine gun fire.

3. What is Oskar convinced that the Germans are after?
(a) Bronski.
(b) Oskar.
(c) The mail.
(d) His Drum.

4. Lobasck, the director of training, has what distinguishing characteristic?
(a) Hump on his back.
(b) Only one eye.
(c) A birth mark on this face.
(d) A tattoo on his arm.

5. Who at the Polish post office is able to repair Oskar's drum?
(a) A customer.
(b) The Post Master.
(c) A janitor.
(d) Bronski's manager.

Short Answer Questions

1. What circus character does Oskar feel drawn to?

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

3. In the beginning of Chapter 9, what play do Oskar and the other children see?

4. What type of existence does Oskar live after his mother's death?

5. Why does Matzerath think Oskar's mother eats only fish?

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