The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Review

Bruno’s family moves to Out-With because

• Father’s special job requires it

• Father thinks it might help Gretel

• Father argues with Grandmother

• Father thinks Bruno and his friends cause too much chaos

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The new house is

• only a few miles away from Berlin

• far from Poland

• in the center of town

• in an empty, desolate place

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Pavel cleans Bruno's wound because

• he is a doctor

• Kotler orders him to

• taking care of Bruno is part of his job

• Mother has promised to take credit for it

Grandmother is ashamed of Father because he

• looks foolish in his uniform

• does terrible things at his job

• is concerned only with appearances

• became a soldier instead of an actor

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When the Fury comes over for dinner, he

• says he is unhappy with Father’s work

• opens the door for Eva

• is impressed with Gretel’s knowledge

• is a very rude guest

Why does Bruno dislike Kotler?

• Kotler calls him "little man"

• Kotler makes sure Bruno doesn't cause any chaos

• Kotler is rude to Father at dinner

• Kotler stops Bruno from going to visit Shmuel

Bruno decides not to disagree with anyone at Out-With after

• Maria tells him to keep quiet

• Father says the people in pajamas are not really people

• Pavel spills wine on Lieutenant Kotler

• Mother tells him to make the best of a bad situation

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Which of the following directly leads to Bruno and Shmuel’s “final adventure”?

• Pavel spilling the wine on Kotler

• Bruno has lice and must shave his head

• Father telling Bruno to just accept his new life

• Grandmother being too vocal about her views

At the end of the novel, Bruno

• understands why the Jews are suffering

• finally remembers the names of his three best friends for life

• follows a large crowd of people into a long room

• finds the fence’s other side just as he imagined it

After much thought, Bruno’s father realizes

• how much he misses Berlin

• that Bruno might have returned to Berlin

• how important his work is to the country

• that Bruno is gone because of him