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The Boy In The Striped Pajamas Ch 1-8

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 42mins

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.
The new house is
a)
close to Berlin
b)
big and beautiful
c)
in the center of town
d)
in an empty place with no other houses
4.
What is the narrative perspective in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?
a)
Third person-limited - the narrator sees only one person's thoughts
b)
Third person-omniscient - the narrator sees all
c)
Third person-objective - the narrator sees no one's thoughts
d)
First person
5.
How old is Bruno?
a)
12 years old
b)
9 years old
c)
6 years old
d)
14 years old
6.

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.

7.
Who does Bruno find packing his things at his home in Berlin?
a)
Maria 
b)
Pavel 
c)
Mother 
d)
Gretel 
8.

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"

9.

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

10.

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.

11.
What did Bruno call Gretel? 
a)
Lost Cause
b)
Metal Mouth Gretel
c)
Hopeless Case
d)
Glenda the Good Witch
12.

The story opens with what event?

a)

Bruno comes home to find his room being packed up

b)

Bruno is walking home from school with his three best friends

c)

Mother and Father arguing about the visitor the night before

d)

Bruno staring at his Father's office door

13.

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

a)

Sliding down the bannister

b)

The window overlooking the city

c)

The yard where he had a tire swing

d)

How close his grandparents lived to the house

14.

When Bruno is surprised what does he do?

a)

His mouth makes the shape of an O

b)

He throws his hands up over his head

c)

He screams like a little boy

d)

Bruno never gets surprised in the first few chapters

15.

How old is Gretel at the start of the story?

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

16.

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

17.

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

18.

In Chapter 1, Bruno finds Maria packing his things, who is Maria?

a)

Bruno's mom

b)

Bruno's sister

c)

The family maid

d)

Bruno's friend

19.
Who are the "monsters" that Bruno refers to in Chapter 3?
a)
His sister Gretel's dolls
b)
His sister Gretel
c)
His sister Gretel's friends
d)
Monsters that live under his sister Gretel's bed
20.
"But there was something about the new house that made Bruno think that no one ever laughed there; there was nothing to laugh at and nothing to be happy about."
Based on the quote above, how does Bruno feel about his new house?
a)
He feels the new house is cool and fun; he loves the open space; he feels right at home
b)
He feels the new house is old, dreary, cold and boring; he feels alone and not at home
c)
He feels the new house will be an adventure for him to explore and find new nooks and crannies! He can't wait to set up his room.
d)
He is indifferent about the new house; it neither excites him or disappoints him.
21.
Why did Bruno open his mouth and looked shocked at the end of chapter 2?
a)
He saw something that surprised him
b)
He saw something that made him feel cold and unsafe
c)
He saw a huge garden that looked like the best place to play hide and go seek
d)
He saw his father approaching the house
22.
What does Bruno see outside the window in his bedroom?
a)
He sees a school full of children playing at recess
b)
He sees wild animals roaming the yard
c)
He sees soldiers practicing their drills
d)
He sees what we can infer is a concentration camp
23.

What is Out-With?

a)

The way Bruno says Auschwitz

b)

The name of the dog

c)

The name for the people who live there

24.

Why did Bruno go talk to his father in his office?

a)

He wanted to express his opinion about

wanting to leave “Out-With.”

b)

He wanted to talk to him about becoming a soldier.

c)

He wanted to ask him for advice about an argument with Gretel.

d)

He wanted to talk to him to tell him how happy he was with their move.

25.

How does Bruno’s father describe the people that Bruno sees out the window?

a)

He says that they are friends.

b)

He says that they are the workers for the farm.

c)

He says that they aren’t really people at all and they have nothing to do with Bruno.

d)

He says they are aliens from another planet.

26.

Why does Maria respect father so much?

a)

Father was always respectful towards Maria.

b)

Father gave her a job when she needed one.

Maria’s mother worked for Bruno’s grandmother.

c)

Maria respected father so much because she hasn't worked for the family for long.

d)

Maria respected father so much because she respected everyone that way.

27.

Who was Herr Roller?

a)

Bruno's teacher

b)

The mean-looking officer

c)

Father

d)

The crazy man who went around talking to himself and animals.

28.

What does Bruno decide to do for entertainment?

a)

fly a paper airplane

b)

go on an adventure

c)

build a rope swing

d)

build a castle

29.

How does Lieutenant Kotler treat Pavel?

a)

He treats him disrespectfilly.

b)

He is kind and gentle

c)

He treats him with respect

d)

He beats him and kicks him

30.

Why does mother take credit for helping Bruno?

a)

She wants everyone to think that she helped Bruno.

b)

Mother takes credit because she does not

want Pavel to get in trouble.

c)

She is scared she will get in trouble for leaving Bruno alone.

d)

She wants Pavel to get in trouble.

31.

How does grandmother feel about Bruno’s father’s new uniform and promotion?

a)

She is proud of him

b)

She thinks his uniform is beautiful

c)

She is disgusted at her son and does not approve of what he is doing.

d)

She is happy for him

32.

Who does Bruno write a letter to at the end of Chapter 8?

a)

Grandmother

b)

Karl

c)

His old teacher

d)

Martin

33.
How does Maria react when Bruno calls his father stupid?
a)
She agrees with Bruno.
b)
She insists that father is a good man.
c)
She says that it doesn't matter
34.
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.
35.
Why is Bruno surprised to discover that Pavel is a doctor?
a)
Pavel works in the kitchen and waits on them.
b)
Pavel seems to old.
c)
Pavel didn't know what to do when Bruno fell.
d)
Pavel was too weak to be a doctor.
36.

After meeting with his father to complain about the new house, Bruno salutes his father and says "Heil Hitler!".


This demonstrates that Bruno is _____________________.

a)

Cruel, because he is honoring Adolf Hitler

b)

Innocent, because he thinks it means "goodbye for now"

c)

Obnoxious because he is mocking Father

d)

Funny, because he is making a joke to his father

37.

Why do you think his mother had to leave for ‘a change of air.’?

a)

she does not like the air freshener that her house cleaner uses and she is allergic

b)

she is a heavy smoker and decides to go to the garden to have one

c)

she has asthma and is affected by cigarette smoke

d)

she is having a very hard time adjusting to the new way of life, and perhaps she doesn't agree with her husband

38.

What is strange about Lieutenant Kotler’s age?

a)

Auschwitz normally only had female lieutenants working with children

b)

normally Nazi soldiers were at least 25

c)

he is too old for Gretal to consider as a boyfriend

d)

he is still a teenager, yet he is a lieutenant

39.

Bruno's grandfather ________________________ that Bruno's father was a Nazi soldier.

a)

was ashamed

b)

was very proud

c)

was sad

d)

didn't really care

40.

What did Bruno do for his grandmother because he missed her?

a)

He called her.

b)

He texted her.

c)

He wrote her a letter.

d)

He face timed her.