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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. When Oskar's first drum breaks and his parents think he might be cut by it, what do his parents use to try to bribe him into giving up his drum?
(a) A visit to the zoo.
(b) A new drum.
(c) Chocolate.
(d) A teddy bear.

2. During their conversation at the beginning of the book, where does Oskar say Bruno "derived all his inspiration"?
(a) His mother.
(b) From Oskar.
(c) The virgin paper.
(d) The ceiling.

3. Oskar possesses a special gift that he uses when upset over someone taking his drum. What is this gift?
(a) The ability to have a tantrum that caused seizures.
(b) The ability to manipulate his mother.
(c) Patience.
(d) The ability to shatter glass with his scream.

4. Whose companionship does Oskar seek after his mother's death?
(a) Roswitha
(b) Bebra.
(c) Matzerath.
(d) Mother Truczinski.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What circus character does Oskar feel drawn to?

2. Oskar describes his room in the mental hospital. How does he describe his bed?

3. When Oskar asks Greff to teach him the alphabet, what does Greff tell Oskar to play with instead of the books?

4. Oskar spends much of his time alone, drumming up and down the steps of his apartment building. How many steps does Oskar's building have?

5. How does Oskar feel about the church?

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