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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapters 1&2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is Gretel?

a)

Bruno's sister

b)

Bruno's babysitter

c)

Bruno's mother

d)

Bruno's maid

2.

Why does the family have to move out of their home and away from Berlin?

a)

They have been evicted from their house.

b)

Gretel has been accepted at a very important school in another town.

c)

Father's employer needs him to go somewhere else to perform a special job.

d)

The family is moving to a larger home in a different neighborhood.

3.

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.

4.

Based upon indirect characterization throughout Chapter One, what kind of a man is Bruno's Father appear to be?

a)

kind and patient

b)

wise and knowledgeable

c)

vicious and mean

d)

strict and disciplined

5.

Father works for the Fury. The Fury is...

a)

Bruno's friend

b)

Hitler

c)

Bruno's cook

d)

the president

6.

Bruno's feelings about the house in Auschwitz are...

a)

he is excited about his new room

b)

that he wants to go back to his old house

c)

that he likes to slide down the stairs

d)

that he hates the view from his window

7.

"The new house, however, stood all on its own in an empty, desolate place and there were no other houses anywhere to be seen..." We can assume that the house is...

a)

not near anyone for Bruno to make friends with

b)

in the middle of no where

c)

it looked sad to Bruno

d)

all of the above

8.

'We're here, we've arrived, this is our home for the foreseeable future' What did Bruno's mom mean by that?

a)

They are at the home until the dad says otherwise

b)

They are at the home only until Winter is over

c)

They are only at the new house temporarily

d)

They are at the house overnight

9.
Who does Bruno live with?
a)
His mother
b)
His father
c)
His sister Gretel
d)
All of the above
10.
How old is Bruno?
a)
6 years old
b)
7 years old 
c)
9 years old
d)
10 years old