The Boy in Striped Pajamas

What are Bruno's and Shmuel's thoughts on armbands?

• Bruno wants one, Shmuel doesn't

• Bruno doesn't want one, Shmuel does

• Both boys want armbands

• Both boys don't want armbands

What mostly causes Bruno to recognize that he and Shmuel are dissimilar?

• The kind of glasses they own.

• The type of food they eat.

• How they respond to orders.

• How their hands look.

At the end of the novel, Bruno

• understands why the Jews are suffering

• finally remembers the names of his three best friends for life

• follows a large crowd of people into a long room

• finds the fence’s other side just as he imagined it

After much thought, Bruno’s father realizes

• how much he misses Berlin

• that Bruno might have returned to Berlin

• how important his work is to the country

• that Bruno is gone because of him

What is the narrative perspective in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

• Third person-limited - the narrator sees only one person's thoughts

• Third person-omniscient - the narrator sees all

• Third person-objective - the narrator sees no one's thoughts

• First person

What will Bruno miss most about his house in Berlin?

• The window through which he can look out across Berlin.

• The banister he rides from the top floor to the bottom.

• The treehouse in the backyard

• The basement where he watches Cook and eavesdrops on Lars and Maria.

Why is Bruno's family leaving Berlin?

• They are no longer safe from the Allied air raids.

• Bruno's father has lost his job.

• Bruno's father has been promoted.

• Bruno's father is trying to escape the Nazis.

What is the passive aggressive term Mother uses to refer to Father, a term that Bruno knows he is not allowed to use?

• "he who must be obeyed"

• "my dear husband"

• "that man"

• "some people"

Who are Bruno's three friends from Berlin?

• Martin, Lukas, Florian

• Karl, Daniel, Martin

• Daniel, Lukas, David

• Vincent, Florian, Martin

What does Bruno refer to his sister as?

• Big Sister The Great

• The All Powerful

• A Hopeless Case

• A Lost Case