WorksheetsBoy in the Striped Pajamas
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 34mins
What city in Germany is Bruno's family based in before his father gets promoted?
Munich
Berlin
Hamburg
Dresden
What does Bruno think the concentration camp is when the family first arrives in their new house in the country?
A school
A bakery
A hospital
A farm
What is the name of the boy in the striped pajamas that Bruno meets and forms a friendship with?
Schmegal
Rupert
Shmuel
Pavel
A Jewish prisoner is used as a servant for the family when they move to the country. What was his job before he became a prisoner?
doctor
watchmaker
lawyer
bank manager
Where is the father of Lt. Kotler living?
Austria
America
Switzerland
Poland
What is the name of the German tutor that father hires to teach Bruno and his sister?
Herr Hindz
Herr Listz
Herr Fritz
Herr Krueger
What happens to the Jewish servant after he spills some wine on the table while serving it during dinner?
Father shoots him
He is take to the gas chamber
Lt. Kotler beats him
He is yelled at by mother
Bruno discovers a large pile of something belonging to his sister in the basement/cellar. What is it that he discovers?
Dolls
Nazi Propaganda
History Books
Posters of Hitler
In what time period is the movie set?
Revolutionary War
WWI
WWII
German Revolution
Who helps Bruno unpack his belongings in the new home?
Maria
Pavel
Mother
Sister
What can be seen out the window from Bruno's room?
the concentration camp
the driveway and front courtyard
the garden
a high wall
How does mother feel about her husband's job and what is going on by the end of the movie?
She wants to be a part of it
She is all in favor of it
She has no idea what is going on
She doesn't like it or believe in it
What is Bruno's sister's name?
Natalie
Maria
Gretel
Elsa
How old is Bruno?
12 years old
8 years old
6 years old
13 years old
Through whose eyes does the viewer mainly see the story?
Bruno's
Mother's
Father's
The boy in the striped pajamas
At the house when the boy in the striped pajamas was cleaning glasses, why did Bruno deny his friendship with the boy?
He disliked the boy
He didn't know who the boy was
He feared Lt. Kotler
The boy denied knowing Bruno
What genre is this film?
Drama
Nonfiction
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
Which of the following is the best theme for the movie?
The Holocaust was a horrible event
Sometimes horrible events take place and those around them are unaware of them
It is best to keep your friendships secret form your families
The Holocaust was not as bad as people make it out to be
Who is the protagonist (main character) in the film?
Lt. Kotler
Father
Bruno
Shmuel
Who passed away in Berlin while the family was living in the country?
Lt. Kotler
Mother
Grandfather
Grandmother
What did the boy in the striped pajamas want Bruno to do on their "Final Adventure"?
help him find some extra food
help him find his father's hat
help him plan an escape
help him find his father
Which one of the following best describes Bruno's perception of the concentration camp?
He was oblivious and ignorant as to what was really going on
He was horrified once he realized that people were being killed
He was sad and worried over the concentration camp conditions
He was very angry with his father for being involved with the concentration camp
At the end of the movie, the viewer can infer that Bruno and Shmuel
escaped and ran away
disappear into the darkness
march to the next town
are killed in a gas chamber
Which of the following best describes Bruno's mother's attitude about living in the country after they had been there for awhile?
She loves living there
She is unhappy there
She is eager to remodel the house
She enjoys having Jews as servants
Why did Lt. Kotler have to leave Bruno's home?
He was promoted
Mother did not want him there anymore
He failed to report his father's move out of Germany
He was being punished for beating Pavel
Bruno was bored at his new home so what did he do?
Played football
Built a tree fort
Played army with his friends
Made a tire swing
After the first meeting between Bruno and the boy in the striped pajamas, what did Bruno bring the next time?
Clothes
Board game
Chocolate
Books
When Bruno was spying on his father and other men through a window into his father's office, what were the men doing?
Planning the next battle
Looking at plans to build a crematoria
Watching a propaganda film
Listening to a speech from Hitler
When Bruno takes off with the boy in the striped pajamas at the end of the movie, why was it going to be their "Final Adventure"?
Bruno was moving away
Bruno was forbidden to go on anymore adventures
They knew they were going to the gas chamber
The boy in the striped pajamas couldn't go on any more adventures
How does Bruno find a way out of his back yard?
Open window in the shed
In the trunk of the car taking his mother shopping
Trap door in the cellar
Follows Pavel back to the farm
What happens to Lt. Kotler?
Killed in an accident
Was sent to the front lines
Got promoted to a new position
Ran way to Switzerland
Why is Shmuel beaten?
He broke one of the glasses he was cleaning
He crawled under the fence to play with Bruno
Bruno lied and told Lt. Kotler that Shmuel stole food
He stole Bruno's book
How does Gretel change throughout the novel?
She goes from being "girly" to a tomboy.
She starts as a little girl who likes dolls and becomes a girl who hates Jews and wants to join the Hitler Youth movement
She becomes nicer to Bruno.
She becomes angry after she figures out what's going on in the camps.
What types of books does Bruno enjoy reading the most?
romance novels
history books
geography books
Adventure books
