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

3. What does Elsa do to calm herself?

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

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

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

5. Why is Maria defending the Father?

A) Because her family has a history with Bruno’s family
B) Because she secretly loves him
C) Because he is her only employer
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 is small for his age
B) Because he is not as smart as the other children
C) Because he is fat
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 top of a fence
B) a bird flying down on a fish in the pond
C) a boy sitting on the side 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) Terrible things can take place without you even realizing it
B) It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
C) Good and evil will always be present in this world.
D) You reap what you sow.

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

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

11. What was the Nazi police force called?

A) Commandant
B) Gestapo
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) If he can build a tire swing
C) Why Lieutenant Kotler is in their home so much.
D) What time dinner will be served

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

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

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) "We must kill them immediately."
D) "They don't exist."

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

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

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