Boy in the Striped Pajamas and Textual Evidence

By the end of the book, how long have Bruno and Shmuel been meeting?

• 3 months

• just under a year

• more than a year

• 6 months

At the end of the novel, Bruno

• understands why the Jews are suffering

• finally remembers the names of his three best friends for life

• follows a large crowd of people into a long room

• finds the fence’s other side just as he imagined it

After much thought, Bruno’s father realizes

• how much he misses Berlin

• that Bruno might have returned to Berlin

• how important his work is to the country

• that Bruno is gone because of him

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

What does Bruno refer to his sister as?

• Big Sister The Great

• The All Powerful

• A Hopeless Case

• A Lost Case

What does Mother say to Bruno about his Father's work?

• That it's important work for the country.

• That it's a boring job.

• That it's scary work

• That it takes a lot of time.

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

• kind and patient

• wise and knowledgeable

• vicious and mean

• strict and disciplined

the boy Bruno meets looks like

• grey pajamas and a star of David

• tall, dirty with long hair and a star of David

• small, dirty, striped pajamas and a star of David

• not so dirty, a star of David and a striped hat

We know that Bruno is ignorant of what Auschwitz is by thinking that

• he and Shmuel are twins and can play together

• Shmuel is having a great time sitting by the fence

• Shmuel enjoys not having showers like he has to do

• he and Shmuel can go back to Berlin and live together

Why do you think Shmuel knows more about Europe than Bruno?

• because Bruno's mom hates Liszt and refuse to let bruno learn too much about Europe

• because Shmuel loves to study history, whereas Bruno prefers geography

• because Shmuel is much smarter than Bruno

• because German kids were taught all about German history, and nothing else