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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. How tall is Oskar at Matzerath's funeral?
(a) 4 feet 1 inch.
(b) 3 feet.
(c) 3 feet 3 inches.
(d) 3 feet 6 inches.

2. Each day, Oskar sees the school children outside. What does he feel toward these children?
(a) Appreciation.
(b) Hate.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Envy.

3. How does Oskar try to force a miscarriage of Maria's pregnancy?
(a) Punches her.
(b) Kicks her off a ladder.
(c) Drops a bag of potatoes on her stomach.
(d) Poisons her.

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

5. How does Oskar feel about the black market business?
(a) He willingly participates.
(b) He is opposed to it.
(c) He turns them in.
(d) He does not know about it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Greff do on Sundays in the winter?

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

3. When Osker is traveling with the midget troupe, what makes him homesick?

4. What wakes Oskar up after he falls asleep in the mail room of the post office?

5. What is Oskar's mother possessed with?

(see the answer key)

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