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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapters 1-15

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Bruno's reaction to armbands?

a)

Bruno thinks they look unfashionable

b)

Bruno would like to wear an armband

c)

Bruno wants Shmuel to wear his

2.

Why doesn't Bruno believe everything Shmuel tells him?

a)

Bruno has never heard experiences like this before.

b)

Bruno has never experienced the conditions described by Shmuel

c)

All of the above

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

What changes does Bruno notice in Pavel?

a)

Smaller and Paler

b)

Hands shake

c)

all of the above

7.

What does father plan to discuss in depth with Lt. Kotler?

a)

His new role as assistant to the commandant

b)

His move to Out-With

c)

Why his father left Germany in 1938

8.

What does Bruno ask Shmuel every day?

a)

If he is hungry

b)

If he can crawl under the fence and play

c)

If he can come over to dinner

9.

Whom does Shmuel say is missing from Out-With?

a)

His grandmother and mother

b)

Boys he played with and his grandfather

c)

His brother and father

10.

How is Shmuel changing?

a)

Thinner and becoming more grey

b)

Thinner and becoming more angry

c)

Thinner and appears more sad

11.

What list does Bruno make?

a)

Reasons he dislikes Lt. Kotler

b)

A grocery list for Maria

c)

A Christmas list

12.

What will Bruno's family celebrate?

a)

Christmas

b)

Father's Birthday

c)

Gretel's Birthday

13.

Why is Bruno ashamed of himself?

a)

Not telling mother and father about Shmuel

b)

Not telling Lt. Kotler that Shmuel was his friend

c)

Telling Gretel he had an imaginary friend

14.

How does Shmuel accept Bruno's apology?

a)

Smiles at him

b)

hugs him

c)

lifts the fence and shakes his hand

15.

Mother seems to laugh more at Lt. Kotler's jokes than fathers.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Hitler was also called ____________________.

a)

the fighter

b)

the joker

c)

the Fury

d)

the teacher

17.

Who came to dinner at Bruno's house?

a)

Shmuel

b)

Karl, Martin, and Daniel

c)

grandmother and grandfather

d)

Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun

18.

Where did Bruno and Gretel have to go while the adults ate dinner?

a)

Outside to play on the tyre swing.

b)

To their bedrooms.

c)

Pavel had to watch them in the basement.

d)

They had to sit in Bruno's father's office.

19.

What did Bruno think about Hitler's wife, Eva Braun?

a)

She was not pretty.

b)

She was quite chubby.

c)

She was not intelligent.

d)

She was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life.

20.

Bruno's mother didn't want Bruno and Gretel to _______________________________________.

a)

go to school in Poland.

b)

make friends with children in Poland.

c)

grow up near Auschwitz (Out-With).

d)

stay in their bedrooms during dinner.

21.

Why does grandmother write plays for Bruno and Gretel to perform?

a)

Grandmother wants them to be better at public speaking.

b)

Grandmother hopes they will "follow her on stage".

c)

Grandmother wants to share her talents with them.

22.

Who disagrees with father's new role as the commandant?

a)

grandfather

b)

grandmother

c)

Gretel

23.

What is grandfather's opinion of father's new uniform?

a)

proud

b)

disappointed

c)

mad

24.

What is grandmother's opinion of Father's new uniform?

a)

unimpressed and ashamed

b)

melancholic

c)

ecstatic and proud

25.

Which books does Her Liszt think are important?

a)

Books about poetry

b)

Books on historical art

c)

Books about things that matter in the world

26.

What year did "Out-With Camp" open?

a)

1938

b)

1940

c)

1942

27.

What is Bruno banned from doing at Out-With?

a)

Running

b)

Riding his bike

c)

exploring

28.

What is Shmuel wearing when Bruno meets him?

a)

Black tattered shirt with jeans

b)

Brown and grey uniform

c)

Striped pajamas with striped cloth cap

29.

What do Bruno and Shmuel share?

a)

love for geography

b)

love of art

c)

same birthday

30.

How does Bruno feel when he states that Germany is superior?

a)

It doesn't sound right to him.

b)

He feels confident about his superiority.

c)

It is true and feels bad saying it out loud.

31.

What country does Shmuel say he and Bruno are in?

a)

Germany

b)

Denmark

c)

Poland

32.

What questions does Bruno ask about the people on Shmuel's side of the fence?

a)

Why are you all so dirt?/Why are you so grey?

b)

Why are there so many people here?/What are you doing here?

c)

How many kids live here?/Do you think you can play with me?

33.

What does Gretel say "The Fury" does?

a)

runs the country

b)

leads a small army

c)

writes great speeches for the leader of the country

34.

Who is the blonde woman that accompanies "The Fury" to Bruno's house?

a)

Eva; his daughter

b)

Eva; companion

c)

Eva; Niece

35.

What language, other than German did Gretel say she knew?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

French

36.

What kind of guest does Bruno consider the Fury?

a)

the kindest

b)

the rudest

c)

the most delightfully entertaining

37.

Snippet

a)

a piece of information

b)

excited or angry crowd

c)

very important

d)

well organized

38.

Squelch

a)

rude

b)

crush or squash

c)

climb awkwardly

d)

guilty

39.

Mercilessly

a)

showing no kindness

b)

rude

c)

wild behavior

d)

excited or angry crowd

40.

Say the opposite of - Deny the truth

a)

tolerant

b)

despair

c)

contradict

d)

appall

41.

Hysterical

a)

hopeless

b)

rude

c)

sad or unhappy

d)

wild behavior

42.

Very expensive

a)

clamber

b)

tolerant

c)

extravagant

d)

appall