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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) About 35 steps.
(b) Only 5 steps.
(c) Too many to count.
(d) Over 100 steps.

3. What do the solider seal in the walls of each pillbox building they build?
(a) A gun.
(b) A stack of money.
(c) A live puppy.
(d) A human.

4. In Chapter 17, who does Oskar find to assist with the search of his mother?
(a) Herbert.
(b) Maria.
(c) Bronski.
(d) Matzerath.

5. In the beginning of Chapter 1, Oskar, states that he is in a mental hospital and is being watched. How does he feel about the person watching him?
(a) His is fond of the person watching.
(b) He despises the person watching.
(c) He wishes the person watching was real.
(d) He resents the person watching.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Oskar begin to drum furiously when he is discharged from the hospital?

2. While on his way home from the church one night, where does Oskar go to avoid the gang?

3. A man at the circus tells Oskar he stopped growing at what age?

4. Who does the seven of spades represent?

5. How does Oskar feel about the church?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Greff fall into despair in Chapter 25?

2. What is the scene like in the Post Office as the Germans invade?

3. What does Oskar do when he does not receive drums for Christmas?

4. What did Oskar and his father find at one of the stores during Krystal Nacht?

5. Did Oskar think his baptism was successful? Why or why not?

6. What was to social and economic situation in Danzig in 1938?

7. What was Oskar's mother's diet like after Easter?

8. What happens to Oskar as the other men are taken away by the soldiers?

9. How does Oskar describe himself when he was born?

10. Why did the citizens want to be present at the political rally?

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