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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas CH 1-12 Test

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of Bruno's new house?
a)
Berlin
b)
Out-With
c)
In-With
d)
Out-Put
2.
Where was Bruno's old house located?
a)
England
b)
Berlin
c)
New York City
d)
Fayetteville
3.
How old is Bruno?
a)
12 years old
b)
9 years old
c)
6 years old
d)
14 years old
4.

What is off limits at all times with no exceptions?

a)

The backyard of the house

b)

Father's Office

c)

The road.

d)

The basement where the servants live.

5.
Who does Bruno find packing his things at his home in Berlin?
a)
Maria 
b)
Pavel 
c)
Mother 
d)
Gretel 
6.

What is the passive aggressive term Mother uses to refer to Father when she doesn't want to name him specifically?

a)

"he who must be obeyed"

b)

"my dear husband"

c)

"that man"

d)

"some people"

e)

"he who must not be named"

7.

Who are Bruno's three friends from before he moved?

a)

Martin, Lukas, Florian

b)

Daniel, Martin, Karl

c)

Daniel, Lukas, David

d)

Vincent, Florian, Martin

8.

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

a)

That it's important work for the country.

b)

That it's a boring job.

c)

That it's scary work

d)

That it takes a lot of time.

9.
What did Bruno call Gretel? 
a)
Lost Cause
b)
Metal Mouth Gretel
c)
Hopeless Case
d)
Glenda the Good Witch
10.

How old is Gretel at the start of the story?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

11.

How does Bruno prove they aren't in the countryside?

a)

There are no farm animals

b)

They drove through a town to get to the new house

c)

There's a forest outside their window

d)

The people in the strange clothes

12.

What did Bruno find odd about the two trains, one crowded and one empty?

a)

They were both going the same direction

b)

He didn't recognize anyone on his train

c)

The other train had a weird insignia on the side of it, in the shape of a star

d)

Father was on the other train, and he wondered why he wasn't riding with Mother

13.

Why does Bruno think they had to move to their new home?

a)

His father has been promoted

b)

His father is being punished

c)

His father hates the Jewish people

d)

His parents are sending Bruno and Gretel to a new school

14.

Where does Bruno's father say home is?

a)

Home is where the heart is

b)

Home is where you sleep at night

c)

Home is where you feel loved and safe

d)

Home is where your family is

15.

Why does Bruno ask Maria about her feelings?

a)

He is nosy and wants to know what she is thinking.

b)

He is bored and has no one to talk to.

c)

He is spying on her so he can report her to his father.

d)

He truly believes that she is part of the family and feels like her thoughts are important. He wants to know if she feels the same way about Out With as he does.

16.

Why does Maria take up for Bruno's father?

a)

She is afraid of him and doesn't want to be punished.

b)

She is afraid that Bruno will be punished if he keeps speaking his mind.

c)

She is grateful that he gave her a job and paid for her mother's hospital care and funeral.

d)

She is secretly in love with him and wants to marry him.

17.
What causes Bruno and Gretel to feel uncomfortable with Lieutenant Kotler?
a)
He is not in uniform.
b)
He is flirting with Gretel.
c)
He is disrespectful and rude to Pavel.
d)
He is disrespectful to father.
18.
How does Pavel help Bruno after he falls off the tire swing?
a)
He picks him up.
b)
He cleans his wounds.
c)
He bandages his wounds.
d)
All of the above.
19.
What does Pavel mean when he tells Bruno that he thinks he has always been at Out-With?
a)
He has lived there his whole life.
b)
He has been there so long that he forgets what his life was like before.
c)
He is so happy living there that he doesn't want to go back to his old life.
20.
Why does Bruno’s mother take credit for cleaning Bruno up after his fall? What does this suggest about her?
a)
She is selfish.
b)
She doesn't want Bruno's father to know she wasn't home when Bruno fell.
c)
She thinks Bruno's father will be angry that Bruno fell.
d)
She thinks Bruno's father will be angry that Pavel took care of Bruno.
21.
Why did the last play Bruno and Gretel performed with Grandmother end in disaster?
a)
Bruno and his father got into a fight.
b)
Bruno and grandmother got into a fight.
c)
Bruno's mother and grandmother got into a fight.
d)
Bruno's father and grandmother got into a fight.
22.
Why was Grandmother unimpressed with her son’s new uniform?
a)
Grandmother thought that her son should care less about the uniform and more about what it represented.
b)
Grandmother thought that her son should care more about the uniform and less about what it represented.
23.
Why does Herr Liszt dislike storybooks?
a)
He thinks they are too childish.
b)
He thinks the only books that are important are ones about the real world & real events.
c)
He doesn't like books that are about real events.
d)
He doesn't like to read.
24.
Why does Bruno decide to explore to find out more about the people in the striped pajamas?
a)
He was always good at exploring.
b)
He wants to see the soldiers in uniform.
c)
He wants to know what makes the people in the striped pajamas different from everyone else.
d)
All of these.
25.
Why does Bruno think that Shmuel's face is very strange?
a)
He never met Shmuel before.
b)
The fence makes it hard to see Shmuel's face.
c)
Shmuel's face seems very old.
d)
Shmuel's face seems very grey, thin, and sad.
26.
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
27.
What does Bruno like studying?
a)
Arts and reading
b)
History and social sciences
c)
Math and science
d)
Social Sciences and math
28.
What was the dot at the edge of the fence?
a)
Gretel
b)
A boy
c)
A dog
d)
A cat
29.
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
30.
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
31.
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
32.
What happened as a result of the Fury coming to dinner?
a)
The family had to move to Canada
b)
The family had to move to Out-With
c)
The family had to move to Texas
d)
The family had to move to Australia
33.
Why did the Fury come to dinner at Bruno's house in Berlin?
a)
To talk to father about something important
b)
To tell Father he was being fired
c)
For a good meal
d)
To talk to father about Bruno getting a job
34.
What did the Fury look like?
a)
Short, dark hair, and a tiny moustache
b)
Tall, dark hair, and no moustache
c)
Short, blonde hair, and a big moustache
d)
Short, blond hair, and wore glasses
35.
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
36.
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.
37.
What nickname does Lieutenant Kotler call Bruno?
a)
Little Man
b)
Big Boy
c)
Little Boy
d)
Big Man
38.

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

39.

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

40.

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

a)

Hitler

b)

moving

c)

Auschwitz

d)

Sobibor

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