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Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city in Germany is Bruno's family based in before his father gets promoted?

a)

Munich

b)

Berlin

c)

Hamburg

d)

Dresden

2.

What does Bruno think the concentration camp is when the family first arrives in their new house in the country?

a)

A school

b)

A bakery

c)

A hospital

d)

A farm

3.

What is the name of the boy in the striped pajamas that Bruno meets and forms a friendship with?

a)

Schmegal

b)

Rupert

c)

Shmuel

d)

Pavel

4.

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?

a)

doctor

b)

watchmaker

c)

lawyer

d)

bank manager

5.

Where is the father of Lt. Kotler living?

a)

Austria

b)

America

c)

Switzerland

d)

Poland

6.

What is the name of the German tutor that father hires to teach Bruno and his sister?

a)

Herr Hindz

b)

Herr Listz

c)

Herr Fritz

d)

Herr Krueger

7.

What happens to the Jewish servant after he spills some wine on the table while serving it during dinner?

a)

Father shoots him

b)

He is take to the gas chamber

c)

Lt. Kotler beats him

d)

He is yelled at by mother

8.

Bruno discovers a large pile of something belonging to his sister in the basement/cellar. What is it that he discovers?

a)

Dolls

b)

Nazi Propaganda

c)

History Books

d)

Posters of Hitler

9.

In what time period is the movie set?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

WWI

c)

WWII

d)

German Revolution

10.

Who helps Bruno unpack his belongings in the new home?

a)

Maria

b)

Pavel

c)

Mother

d)

Sister

11.

What can be seen out the window from Bruno's room?

a)

the concentration camp

b)

the driveway and front courtyard

c)

the garden

d)

a high wall

12.

How does mother feel about her husband's job and what is going on by the end of the movie?

a)

She wants to be a part of it

b)

She is all in favor of it

c)

She has no idea what is going on

d)

She doesn't like it or believe in it

13.

What is Bruno's sister's name?

a)

Natalie

b)

Maria

c)

Gretel

d)

Elsa

14.

How old is Bruno?

a)

12 years old

b)

8 years old

c)

6 years old

d)

13 years old

15.

Through whose eyes does the viewer mainly see the story?

a)

Bruno's

b)

Mother's

c)

Father's

d)

The boy in the striped pajamas

16.

At the house when the boy in the striped pajamas was cleaning glasses, why did Bruno deny his friendship with the boy?

a)

He disliked the boy

b)

He didn't know who the boy was

c)

He feared Lt. Kotler

d)

The boy denied knowing Bruno

17.

What genre is this film?

a)

Drama

b)

Nonfiction

c)

Science Fiction

d)

Historical Fiction

18.

Which of the following is the best theme for the movie?

a)

The Holocaust was a horrible event

b)

Sometimes horrible events take place and those around them are unaware of them

c)

It is best to keep your friendships secret form your families

d)

The Holocaust was not as bad as people make it out to be

19.

Who is the protagonist (main character) in the film?

a)

Lt. Kotler

b)

Father

c)

Bruno

d)

Shmuel

20.

Who passed away in Berlin while the family was living in the country?

a)

Lt. Kotler

b)

Mother

c)

Grandfather

d)

Grandmother

21.

What did the boy in the striped pajamas want Bruno to do on their "Final Adventure"?

a)

help him find some extra food

b)

help him find his father's hat

c)

help him plan an escape

d)

help him find his father

22.

Which one of the following best describes Bruno's perception of the concentration camp?

a)

He was oblivious and ignorant as to what was really going on

b)

He was horrified once he realized that people were being killed

c)

He was sad and worried over the concentration camp conditions

d)

He was very angry with his father for being involved with the concentration camp

23.

At the end of the movie, the viewer can infer that Bruno and Shmuel

a)

escaped and ran away

b)

disappear into the darkness

c)

march to the next town

d)

are killed in a gas chamber

24.

Which of the following best describes Bruno's mother's attitude about living in the country after they had been there for awhile?

a)

She loves living there

b)

She is unhappy there

c)

She is eager to remodel the house

d)

She enjoys having Jews as servants

25.

Why did Lt. Kotler have to leave Bruno's home?

a)

He was promoted

b)

Mother did not want him there anymore

c)

He failed to report his father's move out of Germany

d)

He was being punished for beating Pavel

26.

Bruno was bored at his new home so what did he do?

a)

Played football

b)

Built a tree fort

c)

Played army with his friends

d)

Made a tire swing

27.

After the first meeting between Bruno and the boy in the striped pajamas, what did Bruno bring the next time?

a)

Clothes

b)

Board game

c)

Chocolate

d)

Books

28.

When Bruno was spying on his father and other men through a window into his father's office, what were the men doing?

a)

Planning the next battle

b)

Looking at plans to build a crematoria

c)

Watching a propaganda film

d)

Listening to a speech from Hitler

29.

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"?

a)

Bruno was moving away

b)

Bruno was forbidden to go on anymore adventures

c)

They knew they were going to the gas chamber

d)

The boy in the striped pajamas couldn't go on any more adventures

30.

How does Bruno find a way out of his back yard?

a)

Open window in the shed

b)

In the trunk of the car taking his mother shopping

c)

Trap door in the cellar

d)

Follows Pavel back to the farm

31.

What happens to Lt. Kotler?

a)

Killed in an accident

b)

Was sent to the front lines

c)

Got promoted to a new position

d)

Ran way to Switzerland

32.
At the beginning of the movie, why was Bruno upset?
a)
He was grounded
b)
He did not want to move
c)
He got in a fight with two boys at school
d)
His dog died
33.

Why is Shmuel beaten?

a)

He broke one of the glasses he was cleaning

b)

He crawled under the fence to play with Bruno

c)

Bruno lied and told Lt. Kotler that Shmuel stole food

d)

He stole Bruno's book

34.

How does Gretel change throughout the novel?

a)

She goes from being "girly" to a tomboy.

b)

She starts as a little girl who likes dolls and becomes a girl who hates Jews and wants to join the Hitler Youth movement

c)

She becomes nicer to Bruno.

d)

She becomes angry after she figures out what's going on in the camps.

35.

What types of books does Bruno enjoy reading the most?

a)

romance novels

b)

history books

c)

geography books

d)

Adventure books