The Boy in the Striped PJs Final Quiz

Which of the following describes the overall tone of the novel? 

• profound, revealing, and hopeful

• humorous and sarcastic

• angry, mysterious, and harsh

What point of view is used in the novel? 

• first person

• second person

• third person omniscient

What genre is this novel? 

• historical fiction

• science fiction

• drama

Which of the following is the best theme for this novel? 

• The Holocaust was a horrible event.

  
  

• Sometimes horrible events take place and those around them are unaware of them.

  
  

• Swallows are birds who eat insects.

  
  

Who is the protagonist (main character) in this novel? 

• Bruno

• Father

• Shmuel

Who does Bruno refer to as a Hopeless Case?

• Father's mother

• his babysitter

• his sister

What is Bruno able to see from his bedroom window? 

• men, boys

• farm animals

  
  

• a vegetable garden

  
  

"There was a huge wire fence that ran the length of the house and turned in at the top, extending further along in either direction, further than she could possibly see. The fence was very high, higher than the house they were standing in, and there were huge wooden posts, like telegraph poles, dotting along it, holding it up. At the top of the fence enormous bales of barbed wire were tangled in spirals..."

 

Based on the narrator's description, we can infer that "Out-With" is a(n) __________.

• concentration camp

  
  

• a countryside village

  
  

• a farm in deer territory

  
  

Who is the oldest? 

• Gretel

• Bruno

Who passed away in Berlin while the family is at "Out With?"

• grandfather

• grandmother

  
  

• mother

• Lieutenant Kotler