The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Ch. 1 and 2 Quiz

Bruno makes a discovery and was surprised to find Maria, the family maid...

• baking chocolate chip cookies

• packing his clothes in four large wooden crates

• driving the family car

• arguing with Bruno's father

Bruno questions his mother about Maria packing his clothes and learns that --

• He misbehaved and is being sent away

• He and Gretel are moving with their grandparents

• He and the rest of the family are moving together

• He is moving with the "Fury"

Bruno calls his sister, Gretel --

• my boring sister

• a hopeless case

• miss know-it-all

• the boss

The SETTING of this novel is...

• 1940-1945

• Boston, MA

• Paris, France

• Berlin, Germany

Why is Bruno reluctant in moving from his home in Berlin?

• He will miss the banister in his old home

• He will miss his best friends

• He will miss his swimming pool

• He has plans with his best friends

In Berlin, Bruno remembers that...

• there had been tables set out on the street, with men and women sitting at them, drinking frothy drinks and laughing loudly

• there was nothing to do - the place was desolate

• there was no one to play with because neighbors lived too far away

• the city was crowded with traffic and very noisy and polluted

In the new house, Bruno thought --

• it was the most ideal place to live with five floors and a garden where he could read after school

• Maria, Lars, and the cook seemed happier, always laughing together

• no on ever laughed; there was nothing to laugh at and nothing to be happy about

• his relationship with his father would be much better

How does Bruno feel about his father's new job?

• Bruno is very happy about his father's new job

• Bruno understands that his father has a very important job with the government

• Although Bruno knows very little about his father's job, he is thrilled that he will be moving soon

• Bruno knows very little about his father's new job and feels that moving is a big mistake

In Chapter 2, The New House, Bruno unexpectedly meets

• a young soldier who seemed "so serious"

• the new maid that will replace Maria by the end of the week

• The "Fury" - the guest who came to dinner before moving from Berlin

• his friends, Daniel, Karl, and Martin.

In the new house, Bruno discovers a window in the ceiling that --

• allowed him to see the street where he once lived

• he could stare at the nighttime sky before bedtime

• made him feel very cold and unsafe

• was broken and needed to be repaired