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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, Tapered at the Foot | Chapter 14, Herbert Truczinski's Back.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When Matzerath leaves the cellar door open and Oskar finds it, what does Oskar feel the cellar is demanding of him?
(a) A sacrifice.
(b) Suicide.
(c) A ear-piercing scream.
(d) Exploration.

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

4. Oskar tells the story of his grandfather to Bruno. Bruno thinks Oskar's grandfather is dead and describes the death as...?
(a) Understandable.
(b) Sorrowful.
(c) Unfair.
(d) Beautiful.

5. What does Oskar think is the most remarkable thing grownups ever produced?
(a) Works of art.
(b) Drums.
(c) Building.
(d) Clocks.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oskar's mother refuse to go in a certain room of the house?

2. What is the name of the beach Oskar, his mother, Jan Bronski, and Matzerath go to on Sundays?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 11, Oskar reflects on his feelings about leading others to steal from the shop windows. What does he state he feels about these actions?

4. During their conversation at the beginning of the book, where does Oskar say Bruno "derived all his inspiration"?

5. What happens after Joseph Koljaiczak hides under Anna Bronksi's skirts?

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