The Boy in the Striped PJs # 1

1. What is the passive aggressive term Mother uses to refer to Father?

A) "some people"
B) "my dear husband"
C) "that man"
D) "he who must be obeyed"

2. What does Bruno's mother take credit for even though she didn't do it?

A) Breaking the glass cup
B) Murder of a Nazi
C) Helping the Jews
D) Making dinner

3. What does Elsa do to calm herself?

A) Cleans
B) Argues with Ralph
C) Drinks medical sherries
D) Slaps Bruno and Gretel

4. According to Bruno, what is the best thing about the house in Berlin?

A) The attic
B) The Banister
C) The backyard garden
D) The Bedroom

5. Why is Maria defending the Father?

A) Because he is her only employer
B) Because she is afraid of being killed by the Nazi
C) Because she secretly loves him
D) Because her family has a history with Bruno’s family

6. Why did Gretel's friends in Berlin make fun of Bruno?

A) Because he can't run quickly
B) Because he is fat
C) Because he is small for his age
D) Because he is not as smart as the other children

7. What is “the dot that became a speck that became a blob”?

A) a bird flying down on a fish in the pond
B) a boy sitting on top of a fence
C) a black splotch on a white piece of paper
D) a boy sitting on the side of a fence

8. Who tells Bruno that their new home is called Out-With?

A) Father
B) Gretel
C) Shmuel
D) Maria

9. Which of the following is not a theme in this novel?

A) It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
B) Good and evil will always be present in this world.
C) Terrible things can take place without you even realizing it
D) You reap what you sow.

10. What is Gretel's first explanation for the view from Bruno's room?

A) It is a war
B) It's the countryside.
C) It is a concentration camp
D) It is a summer camp.

11. What was the Nazi police force called?

A) Gestapo
B) Commandant
C) Liberators

12. What does Bruno ask Father when they first arrive at Out-With?

A) If and when they can move back to Berlin
B) What time dinner will be served
C) Why Lieutenant Kotler is in their home so much.
D) If he can build a tire swing

13. What does Bruno tell Gretel about the other children at Out-With?

A) They look too skinny
B) They live in the basement
C) They don't look at all friendly
D) There are none.

14. What does Father tell Bruno about the people on the other side of the fence?

A) "They're not people at all."
B) "They don't exist."
C) "We must kill them immediately."
D) "They all have done something horrible."

15. What does Bruno set out to make to relieve himself of boredom?

A) a garden
B) a rope ladder
C) a tire swing
D) a tree house

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