The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

Chapter 1

1. How old is Bruno?

2. Why will Bruno miss the banister in his house? What was it perfect for?

3. What is Bruno’s sister’s name? How old is she?

4. Who is Maria?

Chapter 2

5. What does Bruno not like about the new house?

6. How does Bruno feel after coming into contact with the blond soldier?

7. How does what Bruno sees through the window make him feel?

Chapter 3

8. What do Bruno’s sister and her friends make fun of Bruno for?

9. What does Gretel believe the name of the house is?

Chapter 4

10. What does Bruno’s window look out onto? What does Bruno believe the men and boys are wearing?

11. What is located directly beneath the house?

12. Which character wonders to themself, “Who would build such a nasty-looking place?” (56)

13. What does Bruno say is missing in order for their new house to be a farm?

Chapter 5

14. What does Bruno decide to ask his father about?

15. On the journey over, what was different between the two trains that Bruno saw?

16. What does Bruno’s father tell him when he says that he wants to go home?

17. What does Bruno’s father tell him about the people behind the wire?

Chapter 6

18. Who is Maria?

19. Who paid for Maria’s mother’s health treatment and funeral?

20. Who demands Maria draw her a bath? Why is she displeased?

Chapter 7

21. What does Bruno decide to make a swing out of? Who does he ask for help?

22. What is the name of the man that is ordered to help Bruno with the tire?

23. Who takes credit for cleaning Bruno’s wound?

Chapter 8

24. What is the name of Bruno’s grandfather? Where did he used to run a restaurant?

25. What rank was Bruno’s father promoted to?

Chapter 9

26. What is the name of the tutor that Bruno’s father hires?

27. What does Bruno’s tutor insist that he learns? What would Bruno rather learn?

28. What does Bruno wonder about the camp next to his house?

Chapter 10

29. What is on the armband of the little boy that Bruno discovers? What is the little boy’s name?

30. What country does Bruno say Germany is superior to?

31. What does Bruno ask about the camp?

Chapter 11

32. During the flashback, who comes to dinner to discuss Bruno’s father’s next assignment?

33. Who does Bruno consider to be “the rudest guest [he] had ever witnessed” and “a horrible man?”

34. Who does Bruno think is beautiful?

35. What does Bruno overhear his parents arguing about?

Chapter 12

36. Where does Shmuel say he used to live with his parents and brother? What is his brother’s name?

37. What did Shmuel’s father do for a living?

38. What does Shmuel say he has only tasted once in his life?

Chapter 13

39. Who does Bruno sneak bread and cheese for?

40. What does Maria say that Pavel used to be?

41. Where does Shmuel tell Bruno he would like to work when he grows up?

42. Whose lap does Pavel drop a bottle of wine on?

Chapter 14

43. Who gets a black eye?

44. What does Shmuel say his father does when he asks about his missing grandfather?

Chapter 15

45. What does Lieutenant Kotler help Bruno’s mother prepare a birthday party for?

46. What did Lieutenant Kotler do to the dog that approached the camp?

47. Who did Kotler bring over to polish 64 small sherry glasses?

48. What does Bruno say when Shmuel says he gave him the chicken?

49. After not seeing him for seven days, how do Shmuel look when Bruno finally sees him?

Chapter 16

50. Whose funeral does Bruno’s family travel to?

51. Who is transferred away from the camp?

52. Why does Bruno’s father shave his head?

Chapter 17

53. What does Bruno overhear his parents arguing about?

54. Where does Bruno’s father tell him he will return to with his mother?

Chapter 18

55. Who does Shmuel tell Bruno is gone?

56. What does Bruno realize he can do now that his head is shaved?

Chapter 19

57. How is the weather at the beginning of the chapter?

58. What does Shmuel bring for Bruno?

59. Who does Bruno realize are the only people who look happy in the camp?

60. Who does Bruno tell that they are his best friend?

Chapter 20: “The Last Chapter”

61. Who has gone missing?

62. Who finds Bruno’s clothing?

63. How do all the soldiers start to feel about Bruno’s father?

64. What does Bruno’s father discover that makes him realize what happened to Bruno?

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Movie) 

Part 1 (00:00-00:24): 24 minutes

1. Where is the movie set? What are the little boys doing in the beginning of the movie?

2. What is Bruno’s family having a party to celebrate?

3. What type of place does Bruno think he sees out his window? What does Bruno say the people there all wear? What does Bruno’s father tell him when he is asked about the people he saw out the window?

4. What is the name of Bruno’s maid? What is the name of Bruno’s sister?

5. What does Bruno tell the soldier washing the car he is looking for? What does he want to make with it?

Part 2 (00:24-00:51): 27 minutes

6. What does the man peeling potatoes tell Bruno he used to be?

7. What is the name of the little boy that Bruno meets? How old is he?

8. Why does Bruno think it is unfair he is on the other side of the fence?

9. What does Bruno think the fence is for? What does he find out it is really for?

10. What does Bruno’s dad tell him when he asks what is burning and causing the smoke from the chimneys?

Part 3 (00:51-1:09): 18 minutes

11. What happens to Pavel after he spills the wine?

12. Why was Shmuel chosen to clean the glasses?

13. What does Bruno say when he is asked if he gave Shmuel the dessert?

14. How is the camp portrayed in the film shown by the Nazis?

15. What happens to Bruno’s grandmother?

Part 4 (1:09-1:30): 21 minutes

16. What do the boys play through the fence?

17. Who tells Bruno’s father that she can not stay there and be a part of what is going on?

18. Who does Shmuel say he cannot find?

19. What does Bruno realize he can dig under? What does Shmuel say he will bring Bruno the next day?

20. What happens to Shmuel and Bruno?