WorksheetsThe Boy In The Striped Pajamas Ch 1-8
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 42mins
What is off limits at all times with no exceptions?
The backyard of the house
Father's Office
The road.
The basement where the servants live.
What is the passive aggressive term Mother uses to refer to Father when she doesn't want to name him specifically?
"he who must be obeyed"
"my dear husband"
"that man"
"some people"
"he who must not be named"
Who are Bruno's three friends from before he moved?
Martin, Lukas, Florian
Daniel, Martin, Karl
Daniel, Lukas, David
Vincent, Florian, Martin
What does Mother say to Bruno about his Father's work?
That it's important work for the country.
That it's a boring job.
That it's scary work
That it takes a lot of time.
The story opens with what event?
Bruno comes home to find his room being packed up
Bruno is walking home from school with his three best friends
Mother and Father arguing about the visitor the night before
Bruno staring at his Father's office door
Which of these were Bruno's favorite parts of his old house?
Sliding down the bannister
The window overlooking the city
The yard where he had a tire swing
How close his grandparents lived to the house
When Bruno is surprised what does he do?
His mouth makes the shape of an O
He throws his hands up over his head
He screams like a little boy
Bruno never gets surprised in the first few chapters
How old is Gretel at the start of the story?
10
11
12
13
How does Bruno prove they aren't in the countryside?
There are no farm animals
They drove through a town to get to the new house
There's a forest outside their window
The people in the strange clothes
Why does Bruno think they had to move to their new home?
His father has been promoted
His father is being punished
His father hates the Jewish people
His parents are sending Bruno and Gretel to a new school
In Chapter 1, Bruno finds Maria packing his things, who is Maria?
Bruno's mom
Bruno's sister
The family maid
Bruno's friend
Based on the quote above, how does Bruno feel about his new house?
What is Out-With?
The way Bruno says Auschwitz
The name of the dog
The name for the people who live there
Why did Bruno go talk to his father in his office?
He wanted to express his opinion about
wanting to leave “Out-With.”
He wanted to talk to him about becoming a soldier.
He wanted to ask him for advice about an argument with Gretel.
He wanted to talk to him to tell him how happy he was with their move.
How does Bruno’s father describe the people that Bruno sees out the window?
He says that they are friends.
He says that they are the workers for the farm.
He says that they aren’t really people at all and they have nothing to do with Bruno.
He says they are aliens from another planet.
Why does Maria respect father so much?
Father was always respectful towards Maria.
Father gave her a job when she needed one.
Maria’s mother worked for Bruno’s grandmother.
Maria respected father so much because she hasn't worked for the family for long.
Maria respected father so much because she respected everyone that way.
Who was Herr Roller?
Bruno's teacher
The mean-looking officer
Father
The crazy man who went around talking to himself and animals.
What does Bruno decide to do for entertainment?
fly a paper airplane
go on an adventure
build a rope swing
build a castle
How does Lieutenant Kotler treat Pavel?
He treats him disrespectfilly.
He is kind and gentle
He treats him with respect
He beats him and kicks him
Why does mother take credit for helping Bruno?
She wants everyone to think that she helped Bruno.
Mother takes credit because she does not
want Pavel to get in trouble.
She is scared she will get in trouble for leaving Bruno alone.
She wants Pavel to get in trouble.
How does grandmother feel about Bruno’s father’s new uniform and promotion?
She is proud of him
She thinks his uniform is beautiful
She is disgusted at her son and does not approve of what he is doing.
She is happy for him
Who does Bruno write a letter to at the end of Chapter 8?
Grandmother
Karl
His old teacher
Martin
After meeting with his father to complain about the new house, Bruno salutes his father and says "Heil Hitler!".
This demonstrates that Bruno is _____________________.
Cruel, because he is honoring Adolf Hitler
Innocent, because he thinks it means "goodbye for now"
Obnoxious because he is mocking Father
Funny, because he is making a joke to his father
Why do you think his mother had to leave for ‘a change of air.’?
she does not like the air freshener that her house cleaner uses and she is allergic
she is a heavy smoker and decides to go to the garden to have one
she has asthma and is affected by cigarette smoke
she is having a very hard time adjusting to the new way of life, and perhaps she doesn't agree with her husband
What is strange about Lieutenant Kotler’s age?
Auschwitz normally only had female lieutenants working with children
normally Nazi soldiers were at least 25
he is too old for Gretal to consider as a boyfriend
he is still a teenager, yet he is a lieutenant
Bruno's grandfather ________________________ that Bruno's father was a Nazi soldier.
was ashamed
was very proud
was sad
didn't really care
What did Bruno do for his grandmother because he missed her?
He called her.
He texted her.
He wrote her a letter.
He face timed her.
