WorksheetsBoy in the Striped Pajamas ch:10
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
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
