The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Chapters 15 - 18

Which character does Bruno see shooting a dog for barking loudly?

• Father

• Pavel

• Lieutenant Kotler

• Gretel

Which words might best describe Lieutenant Kotler's attitude towards Bruno in Chapter 15?

• Rude, arrogant and condescending

• Kind, caring and involved

• Indifferent and uninterested

• Supportive, engaged and encouraging

What does Bruno say when Liutenant Kotler questions him about his conversation with Shmuel in the kitchen?

• "He tried to attack me but I fought him off. Please take him away back to the camp"

• “I gave the food to him. He’s my friend,”

• “I’ve never spoken to him. I’ve never seen him before in my life. I don’t know him.”

• "Back off Kotler or I'm telling my dad that you've been kissing mum!"

When Bruno meets Shmuel again 7 days after the events in the Kitchen, how does he feel?

• Bruno has a deep sense of regret and guilt for saying he did not know Shmuel

• Bruno is so happy to see Shmuel again that he forgets all about the events in the kitchen

• Bruno warns Shmuel not come to the house again as it is dangerous

• Bruno suggests Shmuel should be nicer to Lietenant Kotler if he wants to be treated better

Why does Bruno go back to Berlin?

• Bruno's father got a new job

• His grandfather dies

• His grandmother died

• He father decides that Bruno, Greta and his wife would be better living there

How has Gretel's behaviour changed since she returned to "Out-With"?

• She is friendlier and more caring to the people in the camp

• She is stranger, more interested in the war and seems to have developed anti-Semitic beliefs

• She is sad and angry about the treatment of people in the camp and wants to set them free

• She spends more time hanging out with her friends and playing with her dolls.

Why was Bruno's hair shaved off?

• To look cool

• To keep himself cool

• To try to get rid of hair lice

• So he will look more like Schmuel

What does Bruno say which shocks his father?

• "Can we move back to Berlin as soon as possible"

• "Are you really a nice man or are you evil?"

• "When I grow up, I would like to wear striped pyjamas too"

• “There are hundreds of children here, only they’re on the other side of the fence”

What is the 'great opportunity' that Bruno looks forward to in chapter 18?

• To return to Berlin forever

• To bring Shmuel back for dinner

• To sneak into the camp and explore it

• To have Shmuel released from the camp forever

According to Shmuel, who hates him and everyone in the camp?

• All the soldiers

• Just Bruno's dad

• Pavel

• The Fury