Boy in the Striped Pajamas Chapters 1-5

1.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

What is the name of Bruno's new house?

Berlin

Out-With

In-With

Out-Put

2.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

Where was Bruno's old house located?

England

Berlin

New York City

Fayetteville

3.

Multiple Choice

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The new house is

close to Berlin

big and beautiful

in the center of town

in an empty place with no other houses

4.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

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

5.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

How old is Bruno?

12 years old

9 years old

6 years old

14 years old

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is off limits at all times with no exceptions?

The backyard of the house

Father's Office

The road.

The basement where the servants live.

7.

Multiple Choice

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Who does Bruno find packing his things at his home in Berlin?

Maria

Pavel

Mother

Gretel

8.

Multiple Choice

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What is the passive aggressive term Mother uses to refer to Father when she doesn't want to name him specifically?

"he who must be obeyed"

"my dear husband"

"that man"

"some people"

"he who must not be named"

9.

Multiple Choice

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Who are Bruno's three friends from before he moved?

Martin, Lukas, Florian

Daniel, Martin, Karl

Daniel, Lukas, David

Vincent, Florian, Martin

10.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

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.

11.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Bruno asks his father about the people outside their new house. How does his father reply?

"They are criminals that need to be punished."

"They are Jews."

"They are our enemy in this war."

"They're not really people at all."

12.

Multiple Choice

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What did Bruno call Gretel?

Lost Cause

Metal Mouth Gretel

Hopeless Case

Glenda the Good Witch

13.

Multiple Choice

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Of the people listed below, who was actually happy to move to the new place?

Bruno

Maria

Mother

Father

14.

Multiple Choice

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The story opens with what event?

Bruno comes home to find his room being packed up

Bruno is walking home from school with his three best friends

Mother and Father arguing about the visitor the night before

Bruno staring at his Father's office door

15.

Multiple Select

1 min

1 pt

Which of these were Bruno's favorite parts of his old house?

Sliding down the bannister

The window overlooking the city

The yard where he had a tire swing

How close his grandparents lived to the house

16.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

When Bruno is surprised what does he do?

His mouth makes the shape of an O

He throws his hands up over his head

He screams like a little boy

Bruno never gets surprised in the first few chapters

17.

Multiple Choice

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1 pt

How old is Gretel at the start of the story?

10

11

12

13

18.

Multiple Choice

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How does Bruno prove they aren't in the countryside?

There are no farm animals

They drove through a town to get to the new house

There's a forest outside their window

The people in the strange clothes

19.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What did Bruno find odd about the two trains, one crowded and one empty?

They were both going the same direction

He didn't recognize anyone on his train

The other train had a weird insignia on the side of it, in the shape of a star

Father was on the other train, and he wondered why he wasn't riding with Mother

20.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Why does Bruno think they had to move to their new home?

His father has been promoted

His father is being punished

His father hates the Jewish people

His parents are sending Bruno and Gretel to a new school

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