WorksheetsThe Boy is the Striped Pajamas Movie
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
When they first met, what did Bruno and Shmuel discover?
Neither of them liked his sister.
Both of them were named after a grandfather.
They had the same birthday.
Football was their favorite sport.
Why did Bruno change into stripped pajamas?
He wanted to work on the farm
Because the officer told him to
Because he didn't like his clothes
To help Shumel find his dad
Who is Pavel?
the name of tone of the Nazi lieutenants at the house
the maid who helps Bruno and Gretel
the boy in the concentration camp
the Jew who helps out at the house
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
In what time period is the movie set?
Revolutionary War
WWI
WWII
German Revolution
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
