The Boy in the Striped PJs # 1

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

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

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

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

3. What does Elsa do to calm herself?

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

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

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

5. Why is Maria defending the Father?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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) Terrible things can take place without you even realizing it
C) You reap what you sow.
D) Good and evil will always be present in this world.

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

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

11. What was the Nazi police force called?

A) Liberators
B) Commandant
C) Gestapo

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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