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Chapters 1-5
Chapters 6-8
Chapters 9-12
Chapters 13-20
Themes / Who Said It
100

We meet our protagonist in the first chapter. What is his name?

Bruno

100

Bruno and Maria are having a conversation in chapter 6. How is Bruno feeling in this chapter?

He is upset and angry about their move to the new house.

100
CH 9

A teacher starts tutoring Bruno and Gretel. What is his name?

Herr Liszt

100

Who does Bruno see in the kitchen in chapter 15 which surprises him? What was he doing?

Shmuel, polishing glasses

100

Who represents ignorance and innocence?

Bruno

200

From where to where are the protagonist and his family moving?

From Berlin to Auschwitz

200

What does Bruno beg Maria to do?

CH 6

He begs her to tell Father that she hates Auschwitz as well, in order to convince him to move back to Berlin.

200

CH 9

Which subjects does the teacher teach Bruno and Gretel?

History and geography

200

CH 20

How long did it take Father to figure out what happened to Bruno?

A year

200

Which two characters represent emotional boundaries?

Bruno and Father

300

How old is the protagonist? What proves that the protagonist is someone young and innocent? (Mention 2)

Bruno is 9 years old.

Through the mispronunciation/misspelling of Out-With and Fury, and his lack of knowledge on the war and his Father's job.

300

Which character do we meet in CHAPTER 7?

Pavel
300

Who does Bruno meet in chapter 10?

Shmuel

300

What does Father find out about Kotler's father during dinner in chapter 13?

His father left Germany for Switzerland, possibly because he did not agree with Hitler's ideologies and government policies, and where Germany was headed. 
300

'War is not a fit subject for conversation. I'm afraid we'll be spending too much time talking about it soon.'

Mother

400

What do Bruno and Gretel see outside the window in Chapter 4? What are the colours of the pyjamas?

They see men of all ages all wearing striped white and grey pyjamas.

400

CH 6

Maria starts telling Bruno how kind his father is and how grateful they should be.

What does it mean when Maria later mutters to herself... "wonder what he…how he can…", and her voice starts cracking as if she is about to cry?

Maria is grateful for Father for giving her a job and a roof over her head, but she is in disbelief of how he can allow such gruesome deaths to happen in the camp behind their house.

400

Where is Shmuel from?

Poland

400

In chapter 15, Bruno betrays Shmuel. How?

After Kotler catches Shmuel eating food in the kitchen with Bruno, Bruno lies to Kotler by telling him that he has never seen Shmuel in his life.
400

“Ah, those people,” said ......, nodding his head and smiling slightly. “Those people…well, they’re not people at all, Bruno.”

Father

500

What does Bruno call Father's office? 

What does this reveal about their relationship?

Out of Bounds At All Times and No Exceptions

This shows the distant relationship between them and how Bruno is kept in the dark when it comes to his father's job and the war in general. 

500

Bruno has a flashback in chapter 8.

About WHO (250), and what were they celebrating and during which time of year (250)?

About his grandparents, when they had a party at their house in Berlin during Christmas - his grandmother was very upset at Father whilst his grandfather was proud of his promotion.
500

What are the similarities between Bruno and Shmuel?

Mention 3.

They have the same birthday.

They both travelled to Auschwitz on a train.

They were both seperated from their friends and life back home. 

500

How do Bruno and Shmuel die? What were they originally doing?

Bruno crawled under the fence to help Shmuel find his father (who was most probably dead already). They were caught in a group of Jews being shoved into a dark room by German soldiers, and were called in a gas chamber. 

500

“When I think about it, perhaps she is right. Perhaps this is not a place for children.”

Father