The Boy in the Striped PJs # 1

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

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

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

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

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

5. Why is Maria defending the Father?

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

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

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

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 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) Gretel
D) Maria

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

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

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 is a war
D) It's the countryside.

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

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

A) They live in the basement
B) There are none.
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're not people at all."
B) "They all have done something horrible."
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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