The Boy in the Striped Pajamas - Chapter 6

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Chapter 6

The Overpaid Maid​

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By Danielle Billings

Open Ended

Make a prediction as to this chapter's main idea.

Write a sentence.

Multiple Choice

Which detail BEST supports what Bruno thinks of Out-With?

• "'Everything here is horrible,' he said out loud...'" (55).

• "Nothing, thought Bruno, not even the insects, would ever choose to stay at Out-With" (55).

• "'I hate it all. Absolutely everything'" (56).

• '"It's awful, isn't it? Don't you hate it too?'" (56).

Multiple Choice

What type of figurative language device?

"If you ask me, we're all in the same boat. And it's leaking" (58).

• personification

• simile

• idiom

• hyperbole

Poll

How would you compare Bruno and Maria's relationship?

• mother/son

• friend/friend

Poll

Does Maria really feel that Father is a good man?

• Yes, she respects Bruno's father.

• No, she just doesn't want Bruno or herself to get in trouble.

Multiple Choice

How did Maria come to be the maid for Bruno's family?

• Her mother did the laundry for Bruno's family.

• Maria was poor and needed a job.

• Maria's mother worked for Bruno's grandmother when Father was a boy.

• Father felt sorry for Maria's family, and gave her mother a job.

Multiple Choice

Analyze the quote said by Maria:

"He has a lot of kindness in his soul, truly he does, which makes me wonder..." (62).

• Maria wonders how it is that Bruno's father is such a kind man

• Maria appreciates everything Bruno's father has done for her.

• Maria cannot understand how such a giving person could do a job like Bruno's father.

What are Parallel Episodes?

A parallel episode in reading is an event that repeats itself. It can occur differently, but the basic event will be the same in nature.

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Let's think about what parallel episode might be taking place in the book.​

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Open Ended

Name a situation that you have seen take place in every single chapter so far?

Hint: It has to do with Bruno and the setting.