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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Unit Final

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How does Bruno feel about Shmuel's pajamas?
a)
He thinks wearing pajamas all day is wrong.
b)
He feels sorry for Shmuel
c)
He would never wear pajamas all day.
d)
He is jealous because Shmuel gets to wear pajamas all day.
2.
What does Bruno accidentally say to Gretel?
a)
That he hates Herr Liszt
b)
That he is afraid of Lieutenant Kotler
c)
That he should be with Shmuel by now
d)
That he wishes Father would go away
3.
What lie does Bruno tell Gretel about his verbal slip up?
a)
He is angry at Father.
b)
He is just upset because he misses Grandmother.
c)
He says Lieutenant Kotler hit him.
d)
He says he has an imaginary friend.
4.
Why does Bruno start to worry about Shmuel?
a)
Shmuel is getting thinner and his skin is turning more grey.
b)
Shmuel seems exceptionally sad.
c)
Shmuel cries all the time and refuses the food Bruno brings him.
d)
Shmuel is getting angrier and yells at Bruno.
5.
Why doesn't Bruno give Shmuel any chocolate cake?
a)
He eats it along the way and decides that giving Shmuel a small amount would tease Shmuel's appetite, not satisfy it.
b)
He promised Maria that he would not take the cake.
c)
Bruno knows it would make his father angry if he would find out that he had brought cake to Shmuel.
d)
Shmuel doesn't like chocolate cake.
6.
What nickname does Lieutenant Kotler call Bruno?
a)
Little Man
b)
Big Boy
c)
Little Boy
d)
Big Man
7.
What book is Bruno reading?
a)
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
b)
Robinson Crusoe
c)
Treasure Island
d)
Mein Kampf
8.
What nickname does Bruno's mother call Lieutenant Kotler?
a)
Sweet
b)
Love
c)
Precious
d)
Angel
9.
What does Lieutenant Kotler accuse Shmuel of doing?
a)
Stealing and eating food
b)
Hitting Bruno
c)
Stealing silverware
d)
Breaking a glass and hiding it
10.
What does Bruno answer when Lieutenant Kotler asks if he is friends with Shmuel?
a)
He says he has never seen Shmuel before.
b)
He says he is permitted by Father to play with some boys because he is so bored.
c)
He says they are friends, but they just met.
d)
He says he has seen him through his bedroom window.
11.

What was Shmuel's father's job?

a)

Watchmaker

b)

Doctor

c)

Lawyer

d)

Politician

12.

Bruno and Shmuel both had to do what?

a)

Move and leave their homes

b)

Been forced to play soccer by their fathers

c)

Joined the Hitler Youth

d)

Work with Maria

13.

What does Bruno want to do when he grows up?

a)

Be a soldier

b)

Be a doctor

c)

Be a lawyer

d)

Be a performer

14.

Who does Shmuel not like to talk about?

a)

Lieutenant Kotler

b)

Bruno's father

c)

Lars

d)

His family

15.

What does Lieutenant Kotler accidentally admit during dinner?

a)

He admits that his father left Germany for Switzerland.

b)

He admits he has fallen in love with Bruno's mother.

c)

He admits that he does like being a soldier.

d)

He admits that he hates Bruno.

16.

Why might Lt. Kotler's father want to leave Germany in 1938?

a)

His father disagreed with Hitler and his policies.

b)

He wanted to escape his family.

c)

He wanted to get a new job in Japan.

d)

He needed to get treatment for his tuberculous.

17.

Who did Lt. Kotler attack during dinner?

a)

Pavel

b)

Bruno

c)

Hitler

d)

Bruno's mother

18.

What does the author imply is happening between Bruno's mother and Lt. Kotler?

a)

He implies they are having an affair.

b)

He implies that Bruno's mother knows Lt. Kotler is Jewish.

c)

He implies that they have a strong dislike for each other.

d)

He implies that Bruno's mother is helping Lt. Kotler work as a spy for the United States' government.

19.

Why does Bruno become happier at Out-With?

a)

He is allowed to explore his new home

b)

He has Shmuel to talk to

c)

He is getting along with Gretel

20.

How do Bruno and Shmuel feel about soldiers?

a)

Bruno and Shmuel both think soldiers are bad

b)

Bruno believes the only good soldier is his father

c)

Bruno thinks there are good soldiers/Shmuel thinks there are no good soldiers

21.

How does the novel end?

a)

Father dies.

b)

Bruno and Shmuel search for Papa. They end up dying in a gas chamber.

c)

Mother joins the circus.

d)

Bruno eventually shares cake with Gretel.

22.

Who is Gretel?

a)

Bruno's sister

b)

Bruno's babysitter

c)

Bruno's mother

d)

Bruno's maid

23.

Why does the family have to move out of their home and away from Berlin?

a)

They have been evicted from their house.

b)

Gretel has been accepted at a very important school in another town.

c)

Father's employer needs him to go somewhere else to perform a special job.

d)

The family is moving to a larger home in a different neighborhood.

24.

Father held a hand in the air, which immediately caused the other men to fall silent. It was as if he was the conductor of a barbershop quartet.


What can we infer about Father from this passage?

a)

He is a barber.

b)

He is in a musical quartet and very musically gifted.

c)

He is very powerful and respected.

d)

He is somewhat of an airhead and cannot follow through with simple task.

25.

Based on the chapters we have read, we can infer exactly what type of soldiers Bruno observes.

a)

Confederate soldiers

b)

Nazi soldiers

c)

Indian soldiers

d)

Union soldiers

26.

What is Bruno referring to when he says "Out-With"?

a)

Hitler

b)

moving

c)

Auschwitz

d)

Sobibor

27.

Where does Gretel believe they are staying?

a)

beach

b)

mountains

c)

countryside

d)

city

28.

Who does Bruno refer to as a Hopeless Case?

a)

his babysitter

b)

Father's secretary

c)

Father's mother

d)

his sister

29.

How old is Bruno?

a)

12 years old

b)

5 years old

c)

6 years old

d)

9 years old

30.

What is off limits at all times with no exceptions?

a)

The backyard of the house

b)

The road

c)

Father's office

d)

The basement where the servants live

31.

What does Mother say to Bruno about his Father's work?

a)

That it's important work for the country.

b)

That it's scary work.

c)

That it's a boring job.

d)

That it takes a lot of time.

32.

Which of these were Bruno's favorite parts of his old house?

a)

the yard where he had a tire swing

b)

the window overlooking the city

c)

how close his grandparents lived to their house

d)

sliding down the bannister

33.
Who is Herr Liszt?
a)
Bruno and Gretel's tutor
b)
Bruno and Gretel's uncle
c)
A soldier from the camp
d)
Lt. Kotler's boss
34.
What does Bruno like studying?
a)
Arts and reading
b)
History and social sciences
c)
Math and science
d)
Social Sciences and math
35.
What was the dot at the edge of the fence?
a)
Gretel
b)
A boy
c)
A dog
d)
A cat
36.
What is significant about the date April 15, 1934
a)
Is is both Bruno and Shmuel's birthday
b)
It's the day they moved to Out-With
c)
Is is both Bruno and Gretel's birthday
d)
It's the day Bruno got a dog
37.
Who did the Fury bring to dinner with him?
a)
A boy named Shmuel
b)
A blonde woman named Eva
c)
His mother
d)
Lt. Kotler
38.
Where did Bruno see this image?
a)
On the armband of the boy behind the fence
b)
On Gretel's new shirt
c)
On Lt. Kotler's uniform
d)
On a necklace his mom was wearing
39.
What did Shmuel's father do for a living?
a)
He made and repaired TVs
b)
He made and repaired watches
c)
He was a mailman
d)
He made and repaired cars
40.

Who is the author of this novel?

a)

J.K. Rowling

b)

John Boyne

c)

John Green

d)

J.R.R. Tolkien

41.

Why doesn't Bruno tell anyone about Shmuel?

a)

He is ashamed of his friendship with Shmuel

b)

He thinks he may not be allowed to be friends with Shmuel

c)

He believes Lt. Kotler can hurt Shmuel

42.
How does Bruno think Shmuel got bruised?
a)
He thinks Shmuel must have fallen off his bicycle.
b)
He thinks Shmuel got into a fight over his watch.
c)
He thinks Lieutenant Kotler beat him.
d)
He thinks Shmuel has an abusive father.
43.
Why was Burno jealous of Schmuel?
a)
He didn't have to deal with Gretel.
b)
He had lots of toys.
c)
He was really happy.
d)
He had other kids to play with.
44.

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

a)

Munich

b)

Berlin

c)

Hamburg

d)

Dresden

45.

Where is the father of Lt. Kotler living?

a)

Austria

b)

America

c)

Switzerland

d)

Poland