The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

John Boyne
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 161 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas Quiz | Eight Week Quiz C

John Boyne
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The oak tree that Bruno finds and decides to put a tire swing in is so old that he imagines it must have been planted when, according to the narrator in Chapter Seven: "How Mother Took Credit for Something that She Hadn't Done"?
(a) During the Inquisition.
(b) The Middle Ages.
(c) Before this century.
(d) Before Biblical days.

2. How old is Gretel in the beginning of the novel?
(a) 14.
(b) 12.
(c) 26.
(d) 15.

3. By what nickname does Bruno secretly refer to his sister Gretel in Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
(a) “The Brat Packer.”
(b) “A Hopeless Case.”
(c) “A Lost Cause.”
(d) “A Sorry Sight.”

4. The official car that drove Bruno and his family to the train station when they left Berlin is described in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" as having what color flags on the front?
(a) Red and black.
(b) Green and white.
(c) Red and blue.
(d) Blue and green.

5. What is Bruno’s response when his father asks him in his office in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions,” “What do you think? … Of your new home. Do you like it?”
(a) “Are you sure we’ve come to the right place?”
(b) “I’m sure I’ll come to love it, Father.”
(c) “Yes, Father. I love it here.”
(d) “No. I think we should go home.”

Short Answer Questions

1. Bruno says of his father and all fathers in Chapter Two: "The New House" that “fathers are supposed to be” what?

2. How old is Bruno in the beginning of the novel?

3. What does Bruno perceive all of the people to be wearing at the camp across the fence in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?

4. How does Bruno define his father’s office in the story, both in Berlin and in Out-With?

5. Bruno angers his father in Chapter Five: "Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions" by suggesting that his father do what?

(see the answer key)

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