Who’s Who?
Bruno’s 12-year-old sister who he calls a "Hopeless Case."
Who is Gretel?
This is the name Bruno mistakenly calls the new house and the surrounding area, which Gretel eventually explains is actually the name of the camp.
What is "Out-With"? (Correct answer: Auschwitz)
When Bruno first encounters Shmuel across the fence, he notices that Shmuel is sitting in this specific position, which is exactly how Bruno was sitting before he walked over.
What is crisscross applesauce or whatever you call it these days?
After weeks of being bored and lonely, Bruno decides to leave his garden and walk along the fence, an activity he calls this.
What is exploring? (Or exploration)
The primary reason Bruno's family must leave their large, five-story home in Berlin to move to "Out-With."
What is Father's new job (promotion/appointment as Commandant)?
Bruno simply calls him "Father," but his official title at "Out-With" is this high-ranking military position.
What is the Commandant?
When Bruno asks who the people in the distance are, Father tells him, "Those people... well, they aren't _______ at all."
What are people (or humans)?
When Bruno compares his hand to Shmuel’s through the fence, he is shocked to see that Shmuel’s hand looks like a "dying bird" because it is so thin and this color.
What is gray?
This happens to Bruno's head after Gretel finds tiny insects in her hair, making Bruno realize he now looks a lot more like Shmuel.
What is having his head shaved? (Or getting lice)
In his Berlin home, Bruno loved sliding down this part of the staircase that stretched from the top floor to the ground floor.
What is the banister?
This young soldier is often seen around the house and is very cruel to the prisoners.
Who is Lieutenant Kotler?
After walking for nearly an hour along the fence, Bruno is surprised that he never sees any of these—the very things that usually keep people from getting in or out of places.
What are gates (or doors)?
Bruno is shocked and delighted to discover that he and Shmuel share this exact personal detail.
What is their birthday? (April 15, 1934)
After witnessing the cruelty of the camp and the way Father and Lieutenant Kotler act, Mother has a massive argument with Father and finally demands that the family do this.
What is move back to Berlin? (Or leave Out-With)
When Bruno is hungry and exploring the new house, he encounters Pavel, the waiter who was actually a former member of this profession before coming to the camp.
What is a doctor?
This character moved with the family from Berlin; Bruno eventually realizes she has a life and feelings of her own after she tells him how Father helped her family when her mother was sick.
Who is Maria?
To entertain himself, Bruno uses a spare tire and a rope to build this in a large oak tree, leading to his first major injury at the new house.
What is a tire swing?
Bruno agrees to crawl under the fence and "go on an adventure" into the camp specifically to help Shmuel find this person, who has gone missing.
Who is Shmuel's father?
This high-ranking leader, whom Bruno calls "The Fury," comes to dinner at Bruno’s house in Berlin, an event that directly leads to the family moving to "Out-With."
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Near the end of the story, Bruno mentions he is excited to go back to Berlin because he finally remembers the names of these three people, whom he had nearly forgotten. (Must name at least 2 for points; bonus if you get all 3!)
Who are Karl, Daniel, and Martin?
This man is hired to be Bruno and Gretel’s tutor at the new house; he refuses to teach them anything but History and Geography, and he calls storybooks "useless."
Who is Herr Liszt?
While Bruno mistakenly calls his new home "Out-With," this is the correct, 9-letter spelling of the notorious concentration camp where the story takes place.
What is A-U-S-C-H-W-I-T-Z?
When Shmuel is brought to the house to clean glasses, Bruno gives him chicken. When Lieutenant Kotler catches them, Bruno does this—a choice that leaves Shmuel with a black eye.
What is denies knowing him (or lies and says he never saw him before)?
In the dark, crowded room at the end of the "final adventure," Bruno takes Shmuel's hand and makes this final promise to him, just before the story ends.
What is "best friend for life"?
Bruno’s Grandmother used to write these for Bruno and Gretel to perform on Christmas and birthdays, even making them professional-looking costumes.
What are plays? (Or skits/musical performances)