Book Report: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Test Review

By Donald Grosz

​This Test Will Consist of:

40 multiple choice questions​

Questions will be from:

1.) The novel

2.) Non-novel Wednesday subjects (Persuasive Language, Primary and Secondary Sources, Dictionary Skills)

Subject | Subject

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Main/Secondary Characters:

Bruno (Main Character)​-9 year old German boy who explored Out-With Concentration Camp

​Shmuel (Secondary Character)-9 year old Jewish boy detained at Out-With Concentration Camp, friend of Bruno

Bruno's Dad (The Commandant, Secondary Character)-Head of the Out-With Concentration Camp​

Bruno's Mom (Secondary Character)-Hated living at Out-With

Gretel (Secondary Character)-Bruno's sister

Lieutenant Kotler (Secondary Character)-Served Bruno's dad at Out-With​

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​Setting and Context

-Begins in Berlin, Germany 1942

-Most of the story takes place at Out-With (Auschwitz) Concentration/Death Camp during the Holocaust and World War II

-Plot: Bruno, a young German boy, moves with his family to Out-With when his father takes a position assigned to him by The Fury. At Out-With, Bruno befriends a young Jewish boy at the camp named Shmuel. Their friendship will be tested under the circumstances in which they live.​

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Multiple Choice

1. When Bruno comes home from school, he discovers that

• A. Maria is packing his things.

• B. Father has moved to Out-With.

• C. Mother is angry with him for being late.

• D. His friends are waiting for him to play.

Multiple Choice

The only thing in Bruno’s new house that is similar to his old house is the

• A. size of his room.

• B. banister.

• C. number of floors.

• D. window.

Multiple Choice

The one thing Bruno feels insecure about is his

• A. weight.

• B. clothing.

• C. height.

• D. intelligence.

Multiple Choice

Maria is employed by Bruno’s family because

• A. she was employed by the previous owners of the house in Berlin.

• B. her father worked for Bruno’s grandfather.

• C

  C.   she is a hard worker and applied for the job.

• D. her mother worked for Bruno’s grandmother.

Multiple Choice

Bruno’s most significant memories of his grandmother involve their

• A. going to town.

• B. doing plays.

• C. going to the beach.

• D. reading together.

Multiple Choice

Herr Liszt is a

• A. teacher.

• B. soldier.

• C. commandant.

• D. doctor.

Multiple Choice

Bruno and Shmuel discover the striking similarity that they both

• A. have never lived in the country.

• B. have older sisters.

• C. like to explore.

• D. share the same birthday.

Multiple Choice

Bruno is able to convince Gretel that Shmuel is

• A. his imaginary friend.

• B. Father’s soldier.

• C. Pavel’s son.

• D. Maria’s brother.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Bruno dislikes Lieutenant Kotler?

• A. Kotler spends too much time with Mother.

• B. Kotler mistreats Pavel.

• C. Kotler calls Bruno “little man”.

• D. Kotler shoots Pavel’s dog.

Multiple Choice

Bruno’s family must return to Berlin because

• A. the war is over.

• B. grandmother dies.

• C. the Fury demands it.

• D. mother misses it.

Multiple Choice

The pathos style of persuasive language appeals to

• logic.

• credibility and trust.

• emotion.

• all of the above.

Multiple Choice

The ethos style of persuasive language appeals to

• logic.

• credibility and trust.

• emotion.

• all of the above.

Multiple Choice

If someone interviewed Martin Luther King Jr. about his work during the Civil Rights Movement, would that be a primary or secondary source?

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

If Mr. Jarvis wrote a book about Harriet Tubman and all of her great accomplishments, would that be a secondary or primary source?

• Primary

• Secondary

Multiple Choice

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: What part of speech is the word import?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Multiple Choice

Refer to the dictionary entry in the photo: From what language does the word contour originate?

• English

• French

• American

• Latin