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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 is no longer displayed in Gretel’s room in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
2. What color dress does Gretel wear on the evening when the Fury is coming to dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
3. What does Shmuel do for the first time in the end of Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
4. How is the weather described when Bruno waked up in the beginning of Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
5. The narrator says of Bruno in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done,” that he “had been spending more time with Gretel lately and had developed a liking for” what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bruno learn about Shmuel’s life on the other side of the fence in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question"?
2. What exchange takes place between Bruno and Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
3. How does Bruno recall the evening that the Fury came to dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
4. What leads to Lieutenant Kotler’s berating of Shmuel 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. 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?
7. 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"?
8. Where does Bruno discover Shmuel in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"? What does Bruno offer to Shmuel?
9. What plans do Bruno and Shmuel make for their last day together in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
10. How would you characterize the denouement of the novel in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the motif of Adolf Hitler’s anti-Semitic policies and racially motivated ideology in Nazi Germany as seen throughout The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. How are racism and anti-Semitism portrayed in the novel? What characters display these characteristics?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Pavel in the novel. How do you perceive Pavel’s life prior to the Nazi takeover? What was his profession? How old is Pavel? What do you think happens to Pavel at the end of the story?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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