Exam: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas chapters 7-10

The term anti-semitism refers to:

• hatred of minorities
• hatred of Jews
• none of the above
• hatred of the disabled

Why do you think his mother had to leave for ‘a change of air.’?

• she does not like the air freshener that her house cleaner uses and she is allergic

• she is a heavy smoker and decides to go to the garden to have one

• she has asthma and is affected by cigarette smoke

• she is having a very hard time adjusting to the new way of life, and perhaps she doesn't agree with her husband

How do you know that Gretel is flirting with Lieutenant Kotler?

• she shows Bruno to be her strong little brother of whom she is proud

• she tries to kiss him in a joke move

• she has Kötler tattooed on her arm with pen ink

• she makes fun of Bruno and tells Kötler how strong he is

Which information from Pavel surprises Bruno?

• that he was a doctor before the war

• that he was a hospital porter before the war

• that he worked for Nazis before the war

• that he knew Bruno's father before the war

What is Pavel referring to when he says, “I think I’ve always been here.”?

• he has a weird sense of humor and is joking with Bruno

• he believes it is so because he has the onset of Alzheimers

• he has forgotten his old life and needs reminding

• his life is so horrible and hopeless now, that he doesn't want to remember his old one

Why did the last play Bruno and Gretel performed with Grandmother end in disaster?

• Grandmother had a fight with Bruno’s father
  and stormed out of the house.
• Grandmother had a fight with Bruno's mother and overturned the table.
• Bruno and Gretel forgot all of their lines which caused the guests to leave earlier.
• Bruno's father invited Hitler and Grandmother made a scene.

What was Maria now supposed to call Father?

• Commandant

• Sir

• Master

• Boss Man

Who does Bruno write a letter to at the end of chapter 8?

• Grandfather

• the Fury

• Grandmother

• Father

How does Bruno’s father describe the people that Bruno sees out the window?

• He says that they are friends.

• He says that they are the workers for the farm.

• He says that they aren’t really people at all and they have nothing to do with Bruno.

• He says they are aliens from another planet.

Why does mother take credit for helping Bruno?

• She wants everyone to think that she helped Bruno.

• Mother takes credit because she doesn't

  want Pavel to get in trouble.

• She is scared she will get in trouble for leaving Bruno alone.

• She wants Pavel to get in trouble.