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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. 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"?
2. 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?”
3. Bruno’s Grandfather “had spent his entire life running a restaurant in the centre of town, and one of his employees was the father” of which of Bruno’s friends?
4. The people on the other side of the fence are described as being how far from Bruno’s home, as he and Gretel watch from the window in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
5. Bruno’s Grandmother and Grandfather are said to live in a small flat near what area in Berlin, in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Bruno first meet the boy from the camp in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
2. Who does “the Fury” refer to in the novel? What information does the reader learn about the Fury in Chapter Two: "The New House"?
3. What led up to Bruno’s grandmother storming out of his house in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
4. How is Bruno’s relationship to his grandparents described in Chapter Eight: "Why Grandmother Stormed Out"?
5. How would you describe the character of Bruno based on the reading of Chapter One: "Bruno Makes a Discovery"?
6. What does Gretel ask about the people in the camp in Chapter Four: "What they Saw through the Window"?
7. How does Bruno go about “making the best of the situation” in Chapter Six: "The Overpaid Maid"?
8. What does Bruno show Gretel in his room in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"? How does Gretel respond?
9. How is the character of Shmuel described in Chapter Ten: "The Dot that Became a Speck that Became a Blob that Became a Figure that Became a Boy"?
10. How does Gretel go about attempting to cheer up her brother in Chapter Three: "The Hopeless Case"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Define “irony” and the different forms of irony used in literature. Discuss how author John Boyne makes extensive use of irony throughout The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. How does irony apply to Bruno’s perception of Out-With? How is dramatic irony used in the denouement of the story?
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the character of Lieutenant Kotler in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. How old is Kotler said to be? How is his appearance described? Why does Bruno dislike this character? Who in Bruno’s family shows admiration for Lieutenant Kotler? What happens to this character?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the theme of innocence seen in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. In what ways does Bruno exhibit innocence in the story? How would you associate Bruno’s naiveté with the theme of innocence? Who else relates to this theme in the novel?
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