The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Chapters I and II

What is the narrative perspective in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

• Third person-limited - the narrator sees only one person's thoughts
• Third person-omniscient - the narrator sees all
• Third person-objective - the narrator sees no one's thoughts
• First person

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CCSS.RL.6.6

How old is Bruno?

• 6 years old

• 7 years old

• 9 years old

• 10 years old

What did Bruno notice about his mother when he came home from school?

• A strange position of her hands, as if she was feeling uncomfortable
• her red hair
• that she was quite tall, taller than Maria
• that she was packing his stuff into two suitcases

What does Bruno know about his father's job?

• He is an important greengrocer.
• Nothing much really, just that he is a soldier.
• He is a chef at the military.
• Nothing much really, just that the job is important

How does Bruno feel about his father's job?

• He is frustrated because his dad works for the military and he doesn't like it.

• Bruno is happy that his father serves his country in the military. When he grows up he wants to be just like him!

• He is frustrated because he doesn't know what his father does for a living and the other boys in his class do.

• Bruno thinks that his dad's job is important and that he is a good man.

How does Bruno's mother "sell" the new circumstances to Bruno?

• She says they are going to live in a great house.
• She says that Gretel will not be there.
• She tries to make it look like an adventure.
• She says Bruno's friends will come along, too

"But there was something about the new house that made Bruno think that no one ever laughed there; there was nothing to laugh at and nothing to be happy about."

Based on the quote above, how does Bruno feel about his new house?

• He likes the house as he feels the new house is cool and fun; he loves the open space; he feels right at home.

• He feels excited about the new house as he thought that it will be an adventure for him to explore and find new nooks and crannies! He can't wait to set up his room.

• He dislikes the new house as he thought that it is old, dreary, cold and boring; he feels alone and not at home.

• He is indifferent about the new house; it neither excites him or disappoints him.

At the end of chapter 2, Bruno saw something that made him feel 'cold and unsafe'. What did he see?

At the end of chapter 2, Bruno saw something that made him feel 'cold and unsafe'. What does that suggest about how Bruno was feeling?