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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Oskar feel about the nurse at the boarding house?
(a) He does not like her.
(b) He is in love with her.
(c) He is afraid of her.
(d) He is fascinated.

3. Who does Oskar meet at the artist's party.
(a) Vitter.
(b) Corporal Lankes.
(c) Sister Dorothea.
(d) Klepp.

4. What does the finger resemble?
(a) The Polish flag.
(b) The moon.
(c) The cartridge that killed Bronski.
(d) A diamond.

5. When Oskar arrives in Luneburg, why is he sent to the hospital?
(a) Due to his growth.
(b) He cannot walk.
(c) He is nauseous.
(d) He has convulsions.

6. After leaving the room to get some drinks, what do Oskar and Klepp decide to start?
(a) A jazz band.
(b) A gang.
(c) A club.
(d) A revolution.

7. What happens to Oskar as a result of the trial?
(a) He is sent to jail.
(b) He is committed to the asylum.
(c) He is put in Matzerath's custody.
(d) He is released a free man.

8. How does Miss Pioch meet her lover?
(a) They are new neighbors.
(b) He stomps her toe on the streetcar.
(c) They run into each other on the street.
(d) They sit next to each other at the Onion Cellar.

9. What does Oskar say he will do so Maria does not marry again?
(a) Buy a deli.
(b) Stop drumming.
(c) Love their son.
(d) Continue growing.

10. While in the boarding house, what does Oskar check daily?
(a) The lights.
(b) The news.
(c) The nurse's door.
(d) The cellar.

11. What is Maria's reply when Oskar asks her to marry him?
(a) She has committed herself to another.
(b) It would a betrayal.
(c) They will always be friends.
(d) Never.

12. Where does Maria decide to go with her son and Oskar?
(a) Rhineland.
(b) West Germany.
(c) Berlin.
(d) America.

13. What type of face does Lucy have?
(a) Triangular.
(b) Round.
(c) Square.
(d) Long.

14. How much does Oskar grow during the train ride?
(a) 3-4 inches.
(b) 3-4 feet.
(c) 1-2 inches.
(d) He does not grow.

15. Who is the new suspect in the murder case?
(a) Vittlar.
(b) Bronski.
(c) A friend of Sister Beata.
(d) Sister Dorothea's brother.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Oskar feel about the black market business?

2. Why is Hedwig almost shot?

3. In Chapter 34, how many people are on the freight car with Maria, Kurt, and Oskar?

4. Why does Oskar feel entitled to keep the finger he found on the beach?

5. In Chapter 33, who proposes to Maria?

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