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) "that man"
C) "my dear husband"
D) "some people"

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

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

3. What does Elsa do to calm herself?

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

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

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

5. Why is Maria defending the Father?

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

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

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

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 the side of a fence
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) Gretel
C) Father
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) You reap what you sow.
C) Terrible things can take place without you even realizing it
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 war
B) It's the countryside.
C) It is a summer camp.
D) It is a concentration camp

11. What was the Nazi police force called?

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

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

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

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

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

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