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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. Who is married on the furlough?
(a) Maris and Ktzster.
(b) Maria and Oskar.
(c) Guste and Oskar.
(d) Guste and Ktzster.

2. How does Oskar make money after the tombstone business fails?
(a) Selling himself.
(b) Letting others touch his hump for money.
(c) As a model for an Art class.
(d) He gets a job at the Post office.

3. What type of letter does Oskar read of the nurses?
(a) A letter to a family member.
(b) A love letter.
(c) A medical form.
(d) A breakup letter.

4. Why does Mr. Fajngold begin to disinfect himself and the family.?
(a) He is paraniod.
(b) Kurt has lice.
(c) The plague has come.
(d) He likes to keep things clean.

5. Who does Vittlar and Oskar see on the streetcar?
(a) Sister Dorothea.
(b) Maria.
(c) Victor.
(d) Klepp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the nurse at the boarding house?

2. What does Willie suggest he do to fall back in love with Miss Pioch?

3. Who is Guste engaged to?

4. What happens on the train that causes the passengers to lose their belongings?

5. How does Bebra feel about Oskar's growth?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of apprenticeship does Oskar take on after the war?

2. How does Mr. Fajngold know so much about disinfectants?

3. What happens on Oskar's date with Sister Gertrude?

4. What does Oskar do at the Matzerath's grave?

5. Explain the situation with Miss Pioch and Willie Volmer.

6. Why is Oskar hesitant to take the concert promoter's offer?

7. How does Oskar envision the trial?

8. How does Oskar feel about Klepp after he becomes a member of the Communist party?

9. What happens when Billy is overcome with tears?

10. How does Oskar come to be the sole supporter of the family?

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