The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapter 2

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapter 2

By Danielle Billings

Multiple Choice

In chapter two, what is Bruno's main reason for not being happy about moving?

• moving with Gretel

• helping with house chores

• leaving his friends

• being taken out of his school

Multiple Choice

Which statement best summarizes the main idea for chapter 1?

• Moving is not always a bad thing; it may end up being a good opportunity to make friends.

• It is mainly about a willful boy named Bruno who doesn't want to move.

• Family is more important than friendship.

• Chapter 1 is mostly about a German family who is rich and moving to a new home.

Multiple Choice

Which detail helps us to infer that the servants may be Jewish?

• "There was an old man too who, he was told, was there to prepare the vegetables every day and wait on them at the dinner table, and who looked very unhappy but also a little angry" (13).

• "'Your father is very serious too,' said Maria" (19).

• "'But if I was you I'd steer clear of the soldiers,' said Maria" (19)

Poll

Do you think the servants are Jewish?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Infer as to what these details tell us about Bruno's mother?

"'We don't have the luxury of thinking,' said Mother..." (Boyne 14)

• She knows that anyone's opinion other than Bruno's father's will not be respected.

• She can't think clearly because she is too tired from moving.

• This gives more evidence that Bruno's mother is submissive (scared to stand up for herself).

• During the Holocaust, it was difficult for people to think logically.

Multiple Choice

What does this quote tell us about what Maria thinks of Bruno's father and the men he works with?

"'Well, they have very serious jobs,' said Maria with a sigh. 'Or so they think anyway'" (Boyne 19).

• She knows their jobs are serious ones that need to be respected.

• She is calling Bruno's father and soldiers "know it alls."

• Maria seems to be saying that Bruno's father and soldiers do not have respectful jobs.

• She means to say that their jobs are not serious.

Multiple Choice

Which detail provides the best evidence to support Bruno's instinct that something is not right about where they now live.

• "Oh, I'm tired of hearing about Father's job" (Boyne 17).

• "I think you should just tell Father that you've changed your mind" (Boyne 14).

• "...something made him feel cold and unsafe"(Boyne 20).