Boy in the Striped Pajamas Ch. 4-6

The children's house was a fair distance away from the camp because

• they hadn't finished the normal quarters at the camp yet

• the Kommandant did not want to see, hear or smell what was going on in Auschwitz after his shift finished

• officers were never located near the other soldiers in nazi Germany

• the swimming pool could not fit into Auschwitz's water supply, and needed its own one

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What inference can you make about where all the mothers and grandmothers are?

• they have been removed and put to another sector of the camp

• they have been moved to the kitchens to cook for the other prisoners

• they have been taken to factories to work for the Nazis

• they have been given jobs in kindergartens to teach the children

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Why is there so much barbed wire on very high fences?

• the camp kommandant has a barbed wire factory

• to stop people getting in to the camp

• the fences are not high enough

• extra security for desperate prisoners trying to escape

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Why do you think Gretel is unable to speak?

• she has a very sore throat from a bad cold

• she is thinking about her new house

• she sees that Auschwitz is very grey, colorless and very scary

• she is fed up with Bruno because he is annoying

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Which horrific misperception does Gretel have between Berlin and where they are now?

• that they must be at a holiday camp

• that Auschwitz is only 30 minutes from the city

• that Berlin is better than anywhere else

• that they will soon be going home

How does Gretel display her naivety?

• by telling Bruno that she is more mature than he is

• by thinking that what she saw the soldiers doing was like a rehearsal for a show or film

• by saying how much she loves the new place

• by believing that the war would be over soon

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Which striking imagery is used by the author to display the German soldiers cruelty?

• that of children playing football and losing the game

• that of the distressed children being laughed at by the soldiers

• that of the blue skies above grey buildings

• that of the train arriving at Auschwitz late

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Where is Bruno from?

• Berlin, Germany

• London, England

• New York, America

• Auschwitz, Germany

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What does Maria say about Father?

• He is a good man.

• He is too serious.

• He is a mean man.

• He is super romantic.

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Why does Maria think about Father this way?

• He hired her.

• Father took care of Maria's mother when she was sick.

• Father and Mother dated from a young age.

• Father is a soldier and a commander.

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