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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the concert promoter offer Oskar?

2. In Chapter 35, where does the military send Ktzster?

3. In Chapter 34, why can't Oskar drum or write?

4. In Chapter 31, who is killed during an air raid?

5. While in Dusseldorf, who does Oskar befriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Oskar envision the trial?

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

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

4. What happens to Oskar when he finds the leather belt in Sister Dorothea's room?

5. What does the Rottweiler do for Oskar?

6. How is Oskar able to keep his knapsack when the robber took all the luggage?

7. Why does Oskar give Vittlar the aquamarine ring?

8. What happens after Schuman shoots the 13th bird in the park.

9. What does Guste insist happened to her husband?

10. How does Oskar feed his fascination with Sister Dorothea?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did the the skat cards represent and how did these representations play out throughout the book? Provide a detailed explanation for which character the cards represented and how it tied into their personality.

Essay Topic 2

What did Oskar do or say that implicated him in the murder to Sister Dorothea? Provide concrete examples from the book. Discuss possible motivations for Oskar wanting to kill her.

Essay Topic 3

Do you think Matzerath was respected? If so by whom? If not, explain your answer. Was Matzerath aware of this respect (or disrespect) and how did he feel about it?

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