Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapters 8-10 Questions

Why did the last play Bruno and Gretel performed with Grandmother end in disaster?

• Bruno and his father got into a fight.
• Bruno and grandmother got into a fight.
• Bruno's mother and grandmother got into a fight.
• Bruno's father and grandmother got into a fight.

Why was Grandmother unimpressed with her son’s new uniform?

• Grandmother thought that her son should care less about the uniform and more about what it represented.
• Grandmother thought that her son should care more about the uniform and less about what it represented.

Why does Herr Liszt dislike storybooks?

• He thinks they are too childish.
• He thinks the only books that are important are ones about the real world & real events.
• He doesn't like books that are about real events.
• He doesn't like to read.

Why does Bruno decide to explore to find out more about the people in the striped pajamas?

• He was always good at exploring.
• He wants to see the soldiers in uniform.
• He wants to know what makes the people in the striped pajamas different from everyone else.
• All of these.

Why does Bruno think that Shmuel's face is very strange?

• He never met Shmuel before.
• The fence makes it hard to see Shmuel's face.
• Shmuel's face seems very old.
• Shmuel's face seems very grey, thin, and sad.

Bruno says that he and Shmuel are like twins.  Shmuel replied, "A little bit."  What does Shmuel mean?

• Their clothes are different.
• Their lives are different.
• Their beliefs are different
• All of these.