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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 41, On the Fiber Rug.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Kobyella, the janitor, die?
(a) Immediately after the war.
(b) During the gun fight.
(c) During a skat game.
(d) Many years after the war.

2. What is one topic Oskar and Klepp talk about?
(a) The existence of heaven.
(b) Women.
(c) The war.
(d) Peacetime.

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

4. In Chapter 35, where does the military send Ktzster?
(a) Home.
(b) The Arctic front.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Danzig.

5. What happens to Sister Dorothea when Oskar admits his love for her?
(a) She slaps him.
(b) She kisses him.
(c) She faints.
(d) She runs out of the boarding house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is across the street from Oskar's new apartment?

2. How does Oskar try to force a miscarriage of Maria's pregnancy?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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