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Ch 1-9 Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He mustered all his courage to speak up to the principal about the injustice of shutting down the block party.


What does the word "mustered" mean as it is used in the sentence?

a)

to gather

b)

to assemble troops

c)

separate

d)

to call

2.

The hallways were desolate after all the bell rang and the students were in class.


As used in this sentence, desolate means...

a)

happy

b)

the feeling of being abandoned

c)

lonely

d)

deserted

3.

Mrs. Dury's exasperation at being interrupted so many times during instructions was understandable.


Which is NOT the correct definition of exasperation as it is used in the sentence?

a)

irritation

b)

enjoyment

c)

annoyance

d)

displeasure

4.

Jeremiah was __________________ to the principal's office after he had a fight in the hallway.


What vocabulary word best fills the blank?

a)

obliged

b)

convicted

c)

summoned

d)

diverted

5.

Jonathon said he did not hit the other student. His conviction was so strong that he tried to prove that he didn't do it by asking the principal to look at the cameras.


What does the word conviction mean in this sentence?

a)

a fixed or firm belief

b)

guilty of an offense

c)

uncertainty

d)

aggressiveness

6.

The students who did not get their way became so ___________, that the teacher had to call home and write referrals.


What vocabulary word best fits this sentence?

a)

exasperated

b)

peckish

c)

insolent

d)

obliged

7.

During class, Mr. Loyet became very peckish because he forgot his lunch and he hadn't eaten breakfast, either.


What is an antonym of peckish?

a)

full or satisfied

b)

hungry

c)

malnourished

d)

famished

8.

Mariah was texting on her phone during class. She tried to hide it in a book, but the teacher caught her. She had already been asked several times to put it away, so when the teacher asked to hold on to it, Mariah obliged.


What does the word "obliged" mean as it is used in this sentence?

a)

to put one in a debt of gratitude

b)

appreciative

c)

released

d)

under obligation

9.

Niketia didn't want to take a vocabulary quiz, so she created a _____________ to disrupt class.


Which vocabulary word best fits the sentence?

a)

diversion

b)

coincide

c)

exasperation

d)

mustered

10.

The math test, vocabulary test, and social studies test all coincided on the same day.


Which definition is the best fit for "coincided" as it is used in the sentence?

a)

equal

b)

join

c)

occur simultaneously

d)

accompany

11.
"Bruno nodded and turned round and left the kitchen without looking back. His stomach churned inside him and he thought for a moment that he was going to be sick" (Boyne 91). What senses are BEST described in this passage?
a)
Feeling & sight
b)
Feeling & sound
c)
Sight & sound
d)
Sight & taste
12.
"Sometimes he likes to stand in front of the stalls and close his eyes and breathe in their aromas, feeling his head grow dizzy with the mixed scents of sweetness and life" (Boyne 11). Which of the following scents are MAINLY described in this section?
a)
Smell & taste
b)
Touch & sound
c)
Smell & sound
d)
Smell & touch
13.
The author, John Boyne, spells some words incorrectly in this book - Auschwitz is called Out-With and the Fuhrer is called the Fury. Why does the author do this? What does it tell us about our main character?
a)
This is a trick question; Out-With and the Fury are spelled correctly.
b)
Bruno has never been very good at spelling and doesn’t know how to spell these words.
c)
This shows the reader that Gretel is playing a trick on Bruno by telling him the wrong names for things.
d)
Because Bruno is very young, he doesn’t fully understand everything that’s going on in the world around him.
14.
Bruno asks his father about the people outside their house at Auschwitz. How does his father reply? 
a)
"They are criminals that need to be punished."
b)
"They are Jews."
c)
"They are our enemy in this war."
d)
"They're not really people at all, Bruno." 
15.
"..[Bruno's] mother had always told him that he was to treat Maria respectfully and not just imitate the way Father spoke to her" (Boyne 5). What character trait best fits the father here?
a)
honest
b)
disrespectful
c)
ignorant
d)
curious