Boy in the striped Pyjamas

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo
• Leerjaar 3,4

Did you take notes while reading the book?

Elements of fiction

- Plot

- Characters

- Theme(s)

- Conflict

- Setting

Strategy Summarizing

What is the setting? Where does the story take place?

Who does Bruno find packing his things at his home?

1. Mother
2. Pavel
3. Gretel
4. Maria

Which room is Out of Bounds At All Times And No Exceptions?

Who is "the Fury"?

1. Bruno's dad
2. Herr Lieutenant Kotler
3. Hitler
4. Bruno

What is NOT true about the new house?

1. It is quite near Berlin.
2. It has no neighboring houses.
3. It gives Bruno a sad feeling.

Why is Bruno conflicted in the beginning of the novel?

What does Bruno call his sister?

1. Sister dearest
2. The horrible girl
3. The hopeless case
4. Meanie

Bruno thinks he moved to a place called "Out-With". What is the real name of the place?

Give an example of how we (as the reader) can see that Bruno is young. Use an example from the novel.

Before being brought to Out-With, what job did Pavel have?

1. doctor
2. lawyer
3. dentist
4. teacher

Where did Lieutenant Kotler’s father flee to before the war began?

1. United Stated
2. France
3. Denmark
4. Switzerland

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons Bruno dislikes Lieutenant Kotler?

1. He talks back to Father
2. He calls Bruno “little man”
3. Gretel constantly flirts with him
4. He wears too much cologne

Which subjects does Herr Liszt insist on teaching?

1. Mathematics and geography
2. Literature and history
3. History and mathematics
4. History and geography

Who is Mother’s closest friend at Out-With?

1. Lieutenant Kotler
2. Pavel
3. Maria
4. Shmuel

When Bruno asks Father who the people in the striped pajamas are, what does Father say?

1. They are war criminals
2. They are Jews
3. They are not people at all
4. They are refugees (vluchtelingen)

On their last day together, why does Bruno go to Shmuel's side of the fence?

1. To help Shmuel find his missing father
2. To hug Shmuel goodbye
3. To see what his family’s house looks like from the other side of the fence
4. To rebel against his parents

What happens to Father after Bruno’s disappearance?

1. He returns to his family in Berlin
2. He’s captured and taken away by other soldiers
3. He runs away from Out-With
4. He kills himself in grief

Next time Movie Time!

Let's see what differences there are between book and movie. 

Why are there differences?