The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

When young people start exploring, what is it that keeps them going until the end?

• they have been given a task and they must finish it or face trouble

• the excitement of discovery and what they will find in the end

• human nature and how young people never give up

• by knowing what they will find makes the job that much easier

the boy Bruno meets looks like

• grey pajamas and a star of David

• tall, dirty with long hair and a star of David

• small, dirty, striped pajamas and a star of David

• not so dirty, a star of David and a striped hat

Why are the boys surprised with each other’s names?

• usually young people in Pajamas have different names

• they didn't think German people had such names

• the names they have are weird to everyone

• the boy is probably not German

What amazing coincidence is revealed by both boys in their discussion?

• they were born on the same day

• they both like biscuits

• their names are the same

• they both have a home in Berlin

We know that Bruno is ignorant of what Auschwitz is by thinking that

• he and Shmuel are twins and can play together

• Shmuel is having a great time sitting by the fence

• Shmuel enjoys not having showers like he has to do

• he and Shmuel can go back to Berlin and live together

How do you know Herr Liszt’s has had influence on Bruno?

• Bruno thinks that his father will be the successor of Hitler soon

• Bruno claims that Liszt is Hitler's brother-in-law

• Bruno says that Germans are superior and Germany is the greatest country on earth

• Bruno is sure that there is only German history and nothing else

Why do you think Shmuel knows more about Europe than Bruno?

• because Bruno's mom hates Liszt and refuse to let bruno learn too much about Europe

• because Shmuel loves to study history, whereas Bruno prefers geography

• because Shmuel is much smarter than Bruno

• because German kids were taught all about German history, and nothing else

Why is Bruno shown to complain about the busy streets of Berlin?

• Bruno's feelings about his hometown are so important for the narrative to work

• the author wants to show how sad the German school education was during WW2

• the author wants to show how naive, ignorant and immature Bruno is when considering the horrors of war and Auschwitz

• without Berlin Bruno's backstory would be weak and inconsistent with the war

how does the author focus on the innocence and ignorance of a child

• by having Bruno ask Shmuel why there were so many people on his side of the fence

• by having Shmuel wear striped pajamas, but Bruno not

• by having both boys want to play football when they come from different countries

• by showing Auschwitz as a holiday camp for Nazi children

John Boyne has used Auschwitz as the backdrop for the story because

• he wants to make everyone know that Auschwitz was thought of by Nazi children as a holiday camp

• he, as an Irishman, had family members at Auschwitz

• he wants children to know the horrors of Auschwitz from a child's perspective

• he is a native German who has a background in history, especially German history