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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. When Bruno changes clothes before crossing the fence in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day,” he tells Shmuel that this reminds him of what?

2. What does Bruno say his family is having for dinner tonight in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

3. What does Bruno tell Shmuel he wants to be when he grows up in Chapter Thirteen: "The Bottle of Wine"?

4. How does Shmuel say the soldiers feel about him and the others on his side of the fence in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?

5. What does Bruno offer to do in order to help Shmuel in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What plans do Bruno and Shmuel make for their last day together in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?

2. How does Bruno feel about leaving Out-With in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

3. What are Bruno’s impressions when his family returns to Berlin briefly in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"? How has the camp changed when they return?

4. What exchange takes place between Bruno and Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?

5. How is the weather described when Bruno goes to meet Shmuel in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?

6. Who is represented by the character called “the Fury” in the novel?

7. How does your opinion of Bruno’s father and his role at the camp change throughout the narrative? What is Bruno’s father’s objective?

8. How does Bruno’s father respond to the suggestion from his wife that she and the children leave Out-With in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?

9. How does Bruno’s family respond to his disappearance in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

10. How does Bruno’s father finally figure out what happened to Bruno in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the internal resistance to the Nazi regime during World War II. How many Germans opposed Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich? Of these, how many people defected? Why would Bruno’s grandmother have been a likely character to have opposed the Nazis?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Shmuel’s experiences as a Jew prior to his imprisonment at Auschwitz. What had been Shmuel’s father’s profession prior to relocation? Where was Shmuel’s family first taken after they were forced to leave their home? How realistic is the author’s depiction of the realities for Jews at this time?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the history of the Auschwitz concentration camp under Nazi rule. When was the concentration and extermination camp established? How many Jews, Poles, and other individuals were killed at Auschwitz? How is Auschwitz depicted in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

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