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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.
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"
Who are Bruno's three friends from before he moved?
Martin, Lukas, Florian
Daniel, Martin, Karl
Daniel, Lukas, David
Vincent, Florian, Martin
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.
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."
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
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
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
How old is Gretel at the start of the story?
10
11
12
13
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
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
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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