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The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Chpt 1 - 5 Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Maria doing at the start of the story?

a)

Looking through Bruno's things

b)

Hiding Bruno's secret items

c)

Packing Bruno's wardrobe into crates

d)

Searching for Bruno

2.

What evidence is there that Bruno is not always well-behaved?

a)

He has used words out loud he wasn’t allowed to use

b)

He has used words out loud he wasn’t allowed to use

c)

He does not always behave in a perfectly decent manner to everyone

d)

All of the above

3.

What is the main reason Mother gives Bruno for why they are moving away?

a)

Because they are going on an adventure

b)

Because Father has a special and important job to do.

c)

Because Father is an important man.

d)

Because the Fury said so.

4.

Who does ‘some people’ refer to?

a)

Lars

b)

Führer

c)

Father

d)

Soldiers

5.

Maria ‘stood up very straight … held her hands before her lke a person in prayer … stared down at the ground rather than as his face’ when she saw Lieutenant Kotler (p 18). What is her attitude towards him?

a)

Fear

b)

Gloom

c)

Anger

d)

Shock

6.

We learnt that Gretel is sometimes called the Hopeless Case in the beginning of the story. What is another name Gretel is called by?

a)

Trouble From Day One

b)

Little Miss Trouble

c)

Troublesome Burden

d)

Trouble From Berlin

7.

How old is Gretel?

a)

Ten years old

b)

Eleven years old

c)

Twelve years old

d)

Thirteen years old

8.

What does ‘foreseeable future’ mean according to Gretel?

a)

A few days

b)

A few weeks

c)

A few months

d)

A few years

9.

What does ‘Out-With’ mean according to Gretel?

a)

Out with the bad things that have happened

b)

Out with the people who lived there previously

c)

Out with the other children

d)

Out with the war they have been facing

10.

Why can’t Gretel see the other children from her room?

a)

Because the window in her room cannot be opened.

b)

Because the window in her room is too high up.

c)

Because the window in her room is too small.

d)

Because the window in her room faces another direction.

11.

‘Well I don’t like the way we have to turn all the lights off at night now.” Why do they need to do that?

a)

To save electricity

b)

To keep cool

c)

To stay safe from bomb attacks

d)

To use candles instead

12.

‘the beautiful blonde woman who had come to dinner with the Fury’

Who were these people?

a)

Marilyn Monroe and an angry man

b)

Eva Braun and Hitler

c)

The German princess and her prince

d)

Hitler and his mother

13.

What do visitors to Bruno's house often say about Bruno's father?

a)

He was the man to watch

b)

The Fury had big things in mind for him

c)

Father was an important man

d)

All of the above

14.

“We don’t have as much time to prepare as I would have liked, thanks to some people”

What are Mother's feelings as she says these words?

a)

Grateful and blessed

b)

Anxious and furious

c)

Irritated yet hopeful

d)

Upset and resentful

15.

Which of these is NOT one of the rules Bruno has to obey?

a)

Treat Maria respectfully

b)

Shouting outdoors is allowed

c)

No interrupting while others are speaking

d)

Not using certain words

16.

What character trait does Bruno reveal in these quotes?

‘I want to go home’ p46

‘I don’t like it here’ p47, 48

‘I don’t want to accept it’ pg 52

4 lines
17.

What character trait does Bruno reveal in this quote?

‘But Grandfather and Grandmother are in Berlin, and they’re our family too. So this can’t be our home.’ P47

4 lines