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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. Who admits to missing Berlin first in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
2. 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?
3. How long does Bruno’s mother stay in Out-With looking for Bruno before finally returning to Berlin in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
4. Shmuel tells Bruno in Chapter Twelve: "Shmuel Thinks of an Answer to Bruno's Question" that after his family was forced to move from their home, they were relocated with another family. How many people does Shmuel say lived in one room at this location?
5. Bruno points out that there are hundreds of children on the other side of the fence, all wearing what, in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What exchange takes place between Bruno and Lieutenant Kotler in Chapter Fifteen: "Something He Shouldn't Have Done"?
2. How would you characterize the denouement of the novel in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
3. What instructions does Bruno’s father give to Bruno and his sister on the evening that the Fury comes to dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
4. How does Bruno recall the evening that the Fury came to dinner in Chapter Eleven: "The Fury"?
5. How is the weather described when Bruno goes to meet Shmuel in Chapter Nineteen: "What Happened the Next Day"?
6. How does Shmuel explain his absence when he finally sees Bruno in Chapter Eighteen: "Thinking Up the Final Adventure"?
7. How does Bruno’s family respond to his disappearance in Chapter Twenty: "The Last Chapter"?
8. Who is represented by the character called “the Fury” in the novel?
9. What lead to Bruno’s “haircut” in Chapter Sixteen: "The Haircut"?
10. What leads Bruno’s mother to demand leaving Out-With in Chapter Seventeen: "Mother Gets Her Own Way"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of family in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. How does Bruno feel about his family in the beginning of the novel? How does Maria’s story about Bruno’s father change his perception of him? How is the theme of family represented symbolically in the end of the novel?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Shmuel and Bruno’s first impressions of Shmuel when they meet in the narrative. How old is Shmuel? What similarities does he share with Bruno? What differences stand between these boys? How does Shmuel’s character evolve through the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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