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WorksheetsLiterary Elements - The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
When we learn that Mother wants Bruno to treat Maria respectfully and not speak to her as father does.
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
When Mother looks as if she’s been crying as Bruno passes her on the stairs, but he doesn’t fully grasp it.
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
When Bruno announces his plan to to wear a disguise and sneak over to Shmuel’s side of the fence.
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
When Bruno concludes (decides) “Heil Hitler” is another way of wishing someone a pleasant afternoon.
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
When Bruno wonders who decided which people wear uniforms and which wear striped pajamas, he suggests a concern about injustice and life not being fair.
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
When Mother tells Bruno everyone must move with Father, because family always sticks together.
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
When Bruno believes there is a farm full of children he can see outside of his bedroom window, but it is actually a concentration camp.
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Bruno’s observation that the train across the platform appears too crowded.
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
When Bruno overhears Mother and Father argue about living at “Out-With.”
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
When Bruno calls Gretel a “Hopeless Case.”
Theme
Characterization
Point of View
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
