The Boy In The Striped Pajamas [3-5]

Connect the work with its meaning:

• not have preconceptions or prejudgments; receptive; tolerant; impartial

• nazi

• to separate into parts for close examination

• analyze

• the slaughter of Jews and members of other groups by Nazis during World War II

• holocaust

• a member of Hitler's Party

• conviction

• belief

• open-minded

Match each word with its meaning

• predict or expect

• argue

• reasons for or against something

• resigned

• something that is clear and apparent

• foreseeable

• to note the likenesses or similarities

• dismissively

• to come to terms with

• compare

What did Bruno's mother say that was strange?

• The trains were filled with Jews who are people like everyone else.

• They should have never let the Fury come to dinner.

• Bruno should never have walked through the house with muddy shoes.

• Maria deserves a pay raise.

What room in Bruno's hose is "Out Of Bounds At All Times No Exceptions"?

• His parent's bedroom

• Gretel's room

• The maid's quarters

• Father's office

Why was Bruno confused about the trains at the train station?

• The trains were going in the same direction, but on one train, the passengers were being crammed in, and his train was almost empty.

• The trains were going in the same direction, but both trains were almost empty.

• The trains were going in opposite directions, but on one train, the passengers were being crammed in, and his train was almost empty.

• The trains were going in the opposite direction, but both trains were crammed entirely.

Where does Bruno's father say home is?

• Home is where the heart is

• Home is where you feel loved and safe

• Home is where you sleep at night

• Home is where your family is

"Ah, those people... those people... well, they're not people at all, Bruno." Well, at least not as we understand the term. But you shouldn't be worrying about them right now. They're nothing to do with you. You have nothing whatsoever in common with them."

What people is Father referring to in the quote above?

• The soldiers and secretaries that are in and to of the house

• Maria and the other maids and servants

• The people Bruno sees outside of his window in the huts

• The people Bruno left behind in Berlin

What is the central idea of chapter five?