Chapter 9
Herr Liszt
Shmuel
Who is coming for dinner to Bruno's family's house?
The Fury and his wife
Shmuel and Bruno
"Then this is what I am here to change. To get your head out of your storybooks and teach you more about where you come from."
Herr Liszt
What does Bruno and Gretel's teacher teach them?
History and Geography
Poland
What is the reason behind the dinner at Bruno's family's house this one evening?
What is Shmuel's brother's name?
Josef
"I like the way it sounds when I say it. _________ It sounds like the wind blowing."
Bruno
Who is Lieutenant Kotler flirting with?
What is one similarity that Bruno and Shmuel share?
The same birthday (100) - April 15th 1934 (100)
What is the Fury's wife's name?
Eva
What are the symbols on the armbands of Shmuel, and Bruno's Father?
Shmuel - star
Bruno's Father - swastika
"But there are a lot of us - boys our age. I mean - on this side of the fence. We fight a lot of the time though. That's why I come out here. To be on my own."
Shmuel
Why does Herr Liszt get angry with Bruno when he prefers to read and study art?
Herr Liszt wants to teach Bruno the "great wrongs" that have been done to their country, so he views reading and art as a waste of time.
Why is Bruno jealous of Shmuel?
Shmuel has many "friends" he can play with on that side of the fence, while Bruno doesn't have anyone.
What did Bruno think of the Fury? How does he describe him?
He thinks he's rude for sitting in Father's chair.
Bruno decides not to tell his parents about Shmuel. Why?
They would stop him from exploring the area behind the house and tell him to stop speaking to Shmuel.
"... to leave Berlin. And for such a place..."
"...no choice, at least not if we want to continue..."
"as if it's the most natural thing in the world and it's not, it's just not..."
"...what would happen is I would be taken away and treated like a..."
"...except them to grow up in a place like..."
"...and that's an end to the matter. I don't want to hear another word on the subject".
Mother and Father
When Bruno starts exploring the area behind the house near the fence, there is a bench with a small bronze plaque on it. What did it say?
Presented on the occassion of the opeining of Out-With Camp (250), June 1940 (250)
What is the last question Bruno asks in this chapter?
"Why are there so many people on your side of the fence, and what are you all doing there?"
Who did Bruno overhear arguing towards the end of this chapter? Why?
His parents (250) about the place they are going to move to (250).
How are Bruno and Shmuel's journeys to Out-With different?
Bruno's family was visited by the Fury (50), and after that, they travelled from Berlin to Out-With. This journey happened on a train with comfortable seats (200).
On the other hand, Shmuel and his family were forced (50) to leave their homes. They first had to live with another family (100) in a small room, and then, they had to move to Out-With by train which was full of people with nowhere to sit (100). This was also where the family was seperated: the mother was taken away and Shmuel remained with his father and brother.
"It's very nice. It's bright red with a black-and-white design on it."
Bruno