Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapter 7

Why would Franz have fought for, them [the Germans]?

• he hated the Germans and would have done anything against them

• He fought for the Germans in WWI, not for Hitler.

• he loved fighting nd always wanted to do it

• he hated the enemy and it was what everyone had to do

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What is the significance of the tall, strong oak tree?

• everyone loves to see an oak tree

• think how things are changed by people, but trees and nature stay the same for centuries

• oak trees are the oldest trees

• oak trees symbolize the Nazi party

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Why do you think his mother had to leave for ‘a change of air.’?

• she does not like the air freshener that her house cleaner uses and she is allergic

• she is a heavy smoker and decides to go to the garden to have one

• she has asthma and is affected by cigarette smoke

• she is having a very hard time adjusting to the new way of life, and perhaps she doesn't agree with her husband

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How do you know that Gretel is flirting with Lieutenant Kotler?

• she shows Bruno to be her strong little brother of whom she is proud

• she tries to kiss him in a joke move

• she has Kötler tattooed on her arm with pen ink

• she makes fun of Bruno and tells Kötler how strong he is

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Which possible foreshadow for Bruno is there between Kötler and Gretal?

• Gretal asks Kötler to play hide and seek with her

• Kötler asks Gretal to go to the cinema

• her teasing Bruno will lead to Kötler doing the same later

• Kötler pushes Gretal and that will happen to Bruno

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What is strange about Lieutenant Kotler’s age?

• Auschwitz normally only had female lieutenants working with children

• normally Nazi soldiers were at least 25

• he is too old for Gretal to consider as a boyfriend

• he is still a teenager, yet he is a lieutenant

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Which words do you think Kotler used when he shouted at Pavel?

• "...aschloch!"

• "...stinking rat!"

• "...dirty Jew!"

• "...filthy prisoner!"

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Which information from Pavel surprises Bruno?

• that he was a doctor before the war

• that he was a hospital porter before the war

• that he worked for Nazis before the war

• that he knew Bruno's father before the war

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What is Pavel referring to when he says, “I think I’ve always been here.”?

• he has a weird sense of humor and is joking with Bruno

• he believes it is so because he has the onset of Alzheimers

• he has forgotten his old life and needs reminding

• his life is so horrible and hopeless now, that he doesn't want to remember his old one

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Why do you think Bruno’s mother does not want her husband to know what Pavel did?

• Bruno is a doctor himself and always does his children's medical things

• Bruno's father has his own doctor and no amateur doctor could do the right job

• if the father knew that a Jew had touched his son's leg he would have Pavel shot

• Bruno's father does not like to pay Jews for the work they have done

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