Chapter 15
What was Lieutenant Kotler assisting Bruno's mother with?
Planning Bruno's father's birthday party.
Why did Bruno and his family have to go back to Berlin for a few days?
His Grandmother had died.
Who had Bruno become more friendlier with in Out-With than he ever had been in Berlin?
Maria
Why had Shmuel not shown up at the fence for two days?
His father had gone missing.
Why did Bruno think they were in the crowded room?
To come in from the rain
Bruno was reading this book in Chapter 15.
Treasure Island
"...but when Mother heard she said that Grandmother would turn in her grave if she knew it was there."
"turn in her grave" is an example of what type of figurative language.
Hyperbole
His conversations with Shmuel.
What did Shmuel say about the soldiers?
They hated him
And he hated them
What did the striped pajamas remind Bruno of?
Grandmother's plays
Shmuel was supposed to be doing what in Bruno's house?
Polishing glasses.
What did Bruno realize about himself when he went back to Berlin?
He wasn't quite as small as he was when he had left because he could see over things he couldn't see over before.
According to Chapter 17, what happened to Lieutenant Kotler?
He had been transferred somewhere else.
Why did Bruno say he couldn't go on a march?
He would be late for dinner
Lieutenant Kotler accused Shmuel of doing what?
Stealing and eating food.
What had Gretel done to show that she was growing up?
Threw away her dolls.
How did Bruno's mother react when Bruno's father said it was their duty to live at Out-With?
She said it was his assignment, not theirs.
He could stay there if he wanted to.
How long had Bruno and Shmuel been meeting?
For more than a year
Where did Mother go to look for Bruno?
Their old house in Berlin
Bruno described Shmuel's fingers in what way?
No bigger than dying twigs.
According to Chapter 16, how did Bruno feel when he looked in the mirror after his head had been shaved?
Sick
"Grandmother was dead and they almost never heard from Grandfather, who Father said had gone senile."
What does the word senile mean in the passage above?Failing mental state due to old age or disease.
What does Bruno want from his and Schmuel's final adventure?
To do some exploring
At the end of the book, what happened to Bruno's father?
He was taken away by some soldiers