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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Ch. 1-3

Authored by Hansjuerg Perino

English

9th - 10th Grade

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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Ch. 1-3
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did Bruno notice about his mother when he came home from school?

A strange position of her hands, as if she was feeling uncomfortable
her red hair
that she was quite tall, taller than Maria
that she was packing his stuff into two suitcases

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Bruno's mother "sell" the new circumstances to Bruno?

She says they are going to live in a great house.
She says that Gretel will not be there.
She tries to make it look like an adventure.
She says Bruno's friends will come along, too

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Bruno know about his father's job?

He is an important greengrocer.
Nothing much really, just that he is a soldier.
He is a chef at the military.
Nothing much really, just that the job is important

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do we know that the war has reached Berlin?

They have to switch off all the lights during the night.
People have become much more serious in the streets.
The "Fury" has come to their house with a beautiful blond woman.
Because Maria is packing up things in a hurry.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Bruno like best about their house in Berlin?

The fact that it is very big and they have several servants.
The fact that there are still some places he has not explored yet – and the banister.
The fact that he can slide down the banister right into his father's room.
The fact that his grandmother and grandfather lived there, too.

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How long is the "foreseeable future" for Bruno?

He cannot really make head or tail of that expression.
One day.
Three weeks.
One month.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the reader get the first hints about the nearby concentration camp?

There are certain sounds that can be heard.
Bruno is told not to go there.
There are some new, extremely skinny servants.
There is a new young soldier that Bruno has not seen before.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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