The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Quiz 11-14

Which character was the least frightened of “The Fury”?

• a. Mother

• b. Father

• c. Gretel

• d. Eva

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Who was the “commandant” of the “Out-With” camp?

• a. Pavel

• b. Lieutenant Kotler

• c. Bruno’s father

• d. Shmuel’s father

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Which of the following words BEST describe “the Fury” while he was a dinner guest at Bruno’s home?

• a. polite and thoughtful

• b. rude and impatient

• c. timid and soft-spoken

• d. intelligent and out-spoken

In this passage, the author uses the words angry, cry, and pale to help the reader understand that Lieutenant Kotler treated Pavel __________.

• a. horribly

• b. sadly

• c. carelessly

• d. strangely

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As soon as he returns home from exploring, Bruno tells __________ about meeting Shmuel.

• a. Maria

• b. Mother

• c. Gretel

• d. No one

With whom does Bruno share a birthday?

• a. Shmuel

• b. Gretel

• c. Grandmother

• d. Pavel

How are Bruno and Shmuel alike?

• a. They both like to work on watches.

• b. They both have a sister.

• c. They both have on armbands.

• d. They both have the same birthday.

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Which of the following descriptions BEST indicates that “the Fury” is Adolph Hitler?

• a. The Fury was far shorter than Father and not, Bruno, supposed, quite as strong.

• b. He had dark hair, which was cut quite short...

• c. He had a tiny moustache-so tiny in fact that Bruno wondered why he bothered with it at all or whether he had simply forgotten a piece when he was shaving.

• d. The woman standing beside him, however, was quite the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.

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Which of the following belongs in the empty box? Think about Shmuel explaining to Bruno how he arrived at Out-With.

• a. lived in Poland with his family above his father’s watch shop

• b. lived in Poland with his family above his father’s restaurant

• c. lived in Germany with his family above his father’s watch shop

• d. lived in Germany with his family above his father’s restaurant

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True or False? Bruno could not meet with Shmuel on the day he talked to Gretel because it was raining.

• a. true

• b. false