The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 11-20

(v) deny the truth by asserting the opposite

• extravagant

• contradict

• vital

• grimace

(adj) absolutely necessary or important; essential

• extravagant

• contradict

• disdain

• vital

(n) a situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives

• vital

• dilemma

• contradict

• crucial

(n) the quality of being worldly through cultivation or experience

• dilemma

• commitment

• sophistication

• vital

(adj) not able to be comforted or alleviated

• inconsolable

• logically

• unaccustomed

• dilemma

(n) the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.

• unaccustomed

• vital

• contradict

• commitment

(adj) not familiar or usual; out of the ordinary

• vital

• unaccustomed

• logically

• sophistication

(adv) according to the rules of logic or formal argument

• unaccustomed

• commitment

• logically

• sophistication

What is a symbol used in the novel to represent the unbreakable division between Jewish people and others in WW2?

• the tire swing

• Gretel's dolls

• the fence

• uniforms

Two character traits that can be attributed to Lieutenant Kotler are:

• funny and warm

• talented and creative

• nice and caring

• cold and strict