The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Quiz

Where is Shmuel from?

• Germany
• Poland
• Russia
• England

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

What happened to Shmuel's father?

• He died
• He was killed
• He drowned
• He disappeared

Why does Herr Liszt dislike storybooks?

• He believes that only books about contemporary matters are important, not fiction.
• He was bullied as a child because he read storybooks.
• He believes that fiction was created by the devil.
• He believes that storybooks are only for Jewish people.

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Why did the last play Bruno and Gretel performed with Grandmother end in disaster?

• Grandmother had a fight with Bruno’s father
  and stormed out of the house.
• Grandmother had a fight with Bruno's mother and overturned the table.
• Bruno and Gretel forgot all of their lines which caused the guests to leave earlier.
• Bruno's father invited Hitler and Grandmother made a scene.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why was Grandmother unimpressed with her son’s new uniform?

• She thought that a commandant should not wear a dirty uniform.
• She was strongly against the ideas the uniform represented. 
• She had made him a uniform herself, but he decided to wear his old instead.
• The uniform had the wrong colours.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Why does Bruno decide to explore to find out more about the people in the striped
pajamas?

• Bruno decides to explore because he wonders what the difference is between him and the people in striped pajamas.
• Bruno decides to explore because he has never seen such weird pajamas.
• Bruno decides to explore because he wonders what the difference is between the people in the
  striped pajamas and the people wearing the uniforms.
• Bruno decides to explore because hs has a very curious nature.

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Why is Maria grateful to the Commandant?

• Maria feels grateful because she secretly is Bruno's step sister.
• Maria feels grateful because she is a Jew.
• Maria feels grateful because she is love with Bruno's father.
• Maria feels grateful because Bruno's father gave her a job and paid for her mother’s hospital care and funeral expenses.

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.W.6.9A

What causes both Bruno and Gretel to feel uncomfortable with Lieutenant Kotler?

• He swears a lot.
• He never wears the proper Nazi uniform.
• He mistreats Pavel.
• He flirts with Gretel.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

Why is Bruno surprised to find out that Pavel is a doctor?

• He is surprised that a doctor would be waiting on tables.
• Bruno is surprised that a doctor would be Jewish.
• Bruno is surprised that a doctor would talk to a child.
• Bruno is surprised that a doctor would ba named Pavel.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How does Bruno’s father react to his son’s desire to go home?

• Bruno’s father tells his son that “Out-With” is their new home
  now and insists that he becomes accustomed to the idea.
• Bruno’s father tells his son that “Out-With” is a scary place but that they will quickly get used to being scared.
• Bruno’s father tells his son that “Out-With” is nothing to worry about since he is the commandant.
• Bruno’s father asks his son to play a game of cards. They then have a good time and Bruno leaves happy.

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