Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Boy in the Striped Pajamas

8th Grade

30 Qs

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Boy in the Striped Pajamas

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Assessment

Quiz

English

8th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RL.8.4, RL.8.3, L.8.4A

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30 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

"..[Bruno's] mother had always told him that he was to treat Maria respectfully and not just imitate the way Father spoke to her" (Boyne 5). What character trait best fits the father here?
honest
disrespectful
ignorant
curious

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Bruno's eyes opened wide and his mouth made the shape of an O" (Boyne 8). Bruno makes this facial expression often thoughout the novel. What literary device is best shown here?

Metaphor

Onomatopoeia

Simile

Repetition

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Sometimes he likes to stand in front of the stalls and close his eyes and breathe in their aromas, feeling his head grow dizzy with the mixed scents of sweetness and life" (Boyne 11). Which of the following scents are MAINLY described in this section?
Smell & taste
Touch & sound
Smell & sound
Smell & touch

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"[The people] were all wearing the same clothes as each other: a pair of grey striped pyjamas with a grey striped cap on their heads" (Boyne 24). Which of the following BEST describes why this is dramatic irony?
The audience knows that they are wearing prison uniforms
Bruno later finds a way to wear pair of striped pajamas
Gretel finds it ridiculous that Bruno keeps calling the uniforms striped pajamas
The audience knows that Bruno wishes he could wear pajamas all day

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"If you ask me, we're all in the same boat. And it's leaking" (Boyne 34). Which literary device does this passage describe?
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Simile
Metaphor

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

After Bruno is treated for an injury by Pavel, the mother says, '"If the Commandant asks, we'll say that I cleaned Bruno up,' which seemed terribly selfish to Bruno and a way for Mother to take credit for something that she hadn't done" (Boyne 47). Why is this dramatic irony?
Bruno wanted Pavel to get the proper credit for helping him with the injury
The audience knows that the mother is trying to please Father to help their marriage
The audience knows that Pavel would get in trouble if Father knew he helped
Bruno doesn't get to hear the conversation between Mother and Father to know if this is what she really said

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

"Although Grandfather no longer cooked or waited on tables in the restaurant himself, he spent most of his days there, sitting at the bar in the afternoon talking to the customers, eating his meals there in the evening and staying until closing time, laughing with friends" (Boyne 48). Which of the following character traits BEST describes Grandfather in the passage?
Stern
Friendly
Forgiving
Solemn

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.3

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