Characters
Who is the oldest of these characters?
a) Bruno
b) Gretel
c) Lieutenant Kotler
d) Shmuel
c) Lieutenant Kotler
Who does Bruno find packing his things at his home in Berlin?
Maria
At the end of the novel, what can the reader infer has happened to Bruno and Shmuel?
They are killed in a gas chamber.
Why does Bruno's mother say she will tell the Commandant she cleaned Bruno up after his accident?
To protect Pavel
Bruno is amazed at how much he looks like whom after his head has been shaved?
Shmuel
Which is not the name of one of Bruno's friends in Berlin?
a) Karl
b) Martin
c) Shmuel
d) Daniel
The Hopeless Case
Which room is Out of Bounds at All Times and No Exceptions?
Father's office
What did Shmuel want Bruno to help him do on their "final adventure"?
help him find his father
Bruno complains that the tutor will not let them read what?
plays and poetry
How far in the future does Bruno's father say that Bruno, Gretel, and their mother will return to Berlin?
Within the week
Who tells Bruno not to say something like "Stupid Father"?
Maria
Describe how Bruno's grandmother feels about Bruno's father's new job?
ashamed, guilty
What does Bruno's father discover about the fence in Chapter 20?
It is not properly secured where Bruno's clothes were found.
After Bruno has let slip that he has a friend named Shmuel, how does he go about covering it up from Gretel?
He tells her Shmuel is an imaginary friend
What does Bruno's father say has happened to Bruno's grandfather after the grandmother dies?
He's gone senile
What other name does Bruno call Gretel throughout the book?
The Hopeless Case
Who promotes Bruno's father to his new position as Commandant?
The Fury
When Bruno crosses to the other side of the fence, he is surprised that the grownups are not doing what?
Sitting in rocking chairs on their porches
Why is Shmuel in Bruno's house?
To do a job
Why can Bruno and Shmuel not see each other for several weeks?
It rains a lot.
Who is the tutor who comes to teach Bruno and Maria?
Herr Liszt
According to Bruno, what is the best thing about his house in Berlin?
The bannister
When Bruno is talking to Shmuel, what kind of candy does he say he loves?
chocolate
When Gretel tells Bruno that the prisoners are Jewish, he asks, "What are we?" This is her answer.
opposite
What does Bruno take from the kitchen to give to Shmuel at the fence?
bread and cheese