Boy in Striped Pyjamas ch. 6-15

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The past two weeks you've read chapters 6-15. Which chapters do you need to read the coming week?

Review answers ch 6-15.

I've picked three answers per question. One worth 2 points, one worth 1 points and one worth 0 point.

How would you evaluate the answers?

Why is Maria grateful to the Commandant?

2 points

1 point

O points

Maria feels grateful because the Commandant gave her a job and paid for her mother's hospital care and funeral expenses

Because he helpt her

Maria feels grateful because the Commandant gave her a job and paid for her mother's hospital care and funeral expenses

How do Bruno and Gretel treat their father differently?

2 points

Both children are respectful of father but rather detached. Gretel seems to think of him as a parent-figure while Bruno respects his father as a soldier and respected authority figure. I don't see Bruno with any fatherly love for him.

2 points

1 point

O points

Gretel thinks of him as a father. Bruno thinks of him as a soldier

The difference between these bonds reflects in how they treat their father because where Gretel has lots of respect and thinks their father could never do anything wrong Bruno does respect his father but thinks his dad can be rather "stupid" sometimes.

How does Bruno reveal that he has no understanding of Shmuel’s situation?

2 points

1 point

O points

Because Bruno also had moved from his original house

Bruno compares Shmuel's move to 'Out-With' with his own

He constantly compares Shmuel's situation to his own and doesn't see the bad side of Shmuel's story.

What kind of person do you imagine Bruno’s father to be?

2 points

1 point

O points

I think Bruno’s father works as a soldier 

A person who would do anything for him

I think he is nice, and he only acts serious because of his job.

What is the name of their new house?

2 points

1 point

O points

Out-with

The new house

Out with

How does Father react to his son’s desire to go home? What do you think of his reaction?

2 points

1 point

O points

It is understandable, because every father wants the best for his son.

Bruno's father tells his son that “Out-With” is their new home now and insists that he becomes accustomed to the change. I agree with his father

He gets mad at Bruno. I don't think that it was a fair reaction because he did just drag Bruno away from his house and his friends so I think that he should have at least some understanding for how Bruno feels.

What is the setting of this story?

What's the purpose of Bruno's flashback of entering his father's office?

Coming week: finish book

Friday 1st period and KWTs for questions