The Boy in Striped Pajamas: Chapters 12 and 13

How does Shmuel's point of view differ from Bruno's point of view?

• Shmuel knows what it feels like to be taken from his home and not know why. Shmuel gets separated from his parents, but Bruno doesn't. Bruno doesn't really understand what happened to Shmuel.

• Bruno knows what it feels like to be taken from his home and not know why. Bruno gets separated from his parents, but Shmuel doesn't. Shmuel doesn't really understand what happened to Bruno.

• Shmuel doesn't like Bruno, so he doesn't want to listen to Bruno's story and his point of view.

• Bruno and Shmuel are best friends and they have the same point of view.

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Why doesn't Bruno tell his parents about Shmuel?

• He thinks that his parents won't let him be friends with Shmuel.

• Bruno thinks that his parents won't let him go out and explore anymore. They also won't let him be friends with Shmuel, and they will be upset at Bruno because he wasn't suppose to go up to the concentration camp.

• Bruno doesn't think that they will get mad, and he thinks that they will be happy.

• Bruno thinks that his parents won't let him explore anymore if they find out.

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What can you infer about Bruno based on page 131-132?

• Bruno is very kind for offering Shmuel to eat dinner with them one night.

• Bruno is very naive about what is going on over the fence because he thinks he could go eat dinner on Shmuel's side of the fence.

• Bruno is confused on why Shmuel and the other people on the other side don't play together.

• Bruno is considerate by not asking Shmuel why he is so skinny because it would be rude.

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All of the following details from the text reveal how Bruno does not understand Shmuel's living situation EXCEPT

• "Or I could come to you," said Bruno. "Perhaps I could come and meet your friends."

• "We don't play," said Shmuel. "Don't play? Why ever not?"asked Bruno.

• "You're on the wrong side of the fence though," said Shmuel.

  "I could crawl under," said Bruno, reaching down and lifting the wire off the ground.

• "That's because you all crowded onto the train," said Bruno remembering.

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What can one infer about Bruno based on the text on page 127?

• He is a kind and generous person

• He wants to find out more about Shmuel

• He naive about the Swastika & The Star of David.

• He wants to find out more about what the two symbols mean.

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On page 132, what statement could be foreshadowing a future event from the novel?

• "Perhaps I could come and meet your friends."

• "Perhaps you can come and eat dinner with us one evening."

• "I could crawl under." said Bruno."

• (Said by Shmuel) "I'm not supposed to be here. If they catch me i'll be in trouble.

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Re-read the following sentence on page 144: "I am not ignorant," snapped Bruno, who had enough of her insults. Based on the context clues what is the best meaning for the word ignorant?

• Having a good understanding

• Lacking knowledge; naive

• Clumsy

• Someone who makes a lot of mistakes

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Re-read the following sentence:

"Kotler grew very angry with Pavel and no one - not Bruno, not Gretel, not Mother, and not even Father- stepped in to stop him doing what he did next."

Based on the information what do you think happened to Pavel?

• Pavel had to go peel some more potatoes because he spilled wine on Lieutenant Kotler.

• Pavel had to go outside and play with Bruno and Gretel.

• Pavel just had to get Kotler a new pair of paints and wash Kotler's old, dirty paints.

• Pavel got in really big trouble and Kotler hurt him very badly just for accidentally spilling the wine on his lap.

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Why does Bruno foresee that catastrophe is going to strike on the night Lieutenant Kotler comes to dinner?

• Bruno doesn't think that catastrophe is going to strike. He thinks that when Kotler arrives they are going to eat dinner and then play video games.

• Bruno thinks that catastrophe is going to strike because he thinks that him and Kotler will fight the whole time because they don't like each other.

• Bruno thinks that it will be a catastrophe because Kotler is a mean soldier, and he sees that Pavel doesn't look to well and doesn't treat Pavel good at all.

• Bruno thinks that it will a catastrophe because father doesn't like Father or Gretel.

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What causes Bruno to come to the realization that he had better not disagree with anyone about anything at "Out-With"?

• When Kotler got angry at Pavel at dinner.

• When Shmuel tells him there are a lot of people on his side of the fence.

• When father was yelling at Gretel to eat her food.

• When father was asking Kotler about his life.

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