How do Bruno and Shmuel feel about soldiers?

• Bruno and Shmuel both think soldiers are bad

• Bruno believes the only good soldier is his father

• Bruno thinks there are good soldiers/Shmuel thinks there are no good soldiers

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Bruno's mother didn't want Bruno and Gretel to _______________________________________.

• go to school in Poland.

• make friends with children in Poland.

• grow up near Auschwitz (Out-With).

• go back to Berlin without father.

“But mother didn’t have a Shmuel of her own.”

What is the significance of this thought from Bruno?

• she was lonely and needed a friend to talk to

• she really liked Jewish kids

• she preferred Shmuel to Bruno

• she hates her husband's jokes

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

How can you infer that Bruno’s mother has an alcohol dependency?

• she always has a drink in her hand

• she liked to party with the Nazi officers

• she would fall asleep during the day after medicinal sherries

• she would arrive late to breakfast smelling of alcohol

In chapter 18, why is Shmuel more unhappy than usual?

• He is sick.

• His papa has disappeared.

• His brother is missing.

• He knows he is going to be killed soon.

What does Bruno expect to see on the other side of the fence? (choose all that apply)

• huts with happy people

• shopping centre

• fruit and vegetable stands

• sick people

What does Father realize when he sees the hole in the fence?

• The Bruno most likely crawled under into the camp

• He asks mother what she thinks about it

• He is confused and can't figure it out

• He thinks some jews may have escaped

By the end of the book, how long have Bruno and Shmuel been meeting?

• 3 months

• just under a year

• more than a year

• 6 months

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following is NOT a reaction by Bruno's family to Bruno's disappearance

• Gretel cries in her room.

• Mother waited several months, but she returns to Berlin expecting Bruno to come home.

• Mother wails at the fence.

• Father thinks about Bruno every day.

What does Bruno's father do once Bruno has gone missing?

• He carries on doing his job and forgets about Bruno

• He gets promoted.

• He continues to search for Bruno and eventually works out what must have happened.

• He divorces his wife.