The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

What did Bruno notice about his mother when he came home from school?

• A strange position of her hands, as if she was feeling uncomfortable
• her red hair
• that she was quite tall, taller than Maria
• that she was packing his stuff into two suitcases

How does Bruno's mother "sell" the new circumstances to Bruno?

• She says they are going to live in a great house.
• She says that Gretel will not be there.
• She tries to make it look like an adventure.
• She says Bruno's friends will come along, too

What does Bruno know about his father's job?

• He is an important greengrocer.
• Nothing much really, just that he is a soldier.
• He is a chef at the military.
• Nothing much really, just that the job is important

How do we know that the war has reached Berlin?

• They have to switch off all the lights during the night.
• People have become much more serious in the streets.
• The "Fury" has come to their house with a beautiful blond woman.
• Because Maria is packing up things in a hurry.

What does Bruno like best about their house in Berlin?

• The fact that it is very big and they have several servants.
• The fact that there are still some places he has not explored yet – and the banister.
• The fact that he can slide down the banister right into his father's room.
• The fact that his grandmother and grandfather lived there, too.

How long is the "foreseeable future" for Bruno?

• He cannot really make head or tail of that expression.
• One day.
• Three weeks.
• One month.

How does the reader get the first hints about the nearby concentration camp?

• There are certain sounds that can be heard.
• Bruno is told not to go there.
• There are some new, extremely skinny servants.
• There is a new young soldier that Bruno has not seen before.

What is Bruno's secret feeling towards his sister?

• He thinks she is a hopeless case.
• He thinks she is just trouble.
• He can always feel that she is in charge.
• He is slightly afraid of her.

What do the kids understand that the new place is called?

• Out-With
• Out-Witt
• Aut-With
• Aus-With

To what extent does Gretel understand the new situation?

• She has a much better understanding than Bruno.
• She creates her own answers, but does not really understand either.
• She creates her own answers and checks with Father if they are correct.
• She has a vague guess at what is really happening.