YEAR 9 ENGLISH

Comprehension Qwizdom

The Boy in the Striped PyjamasJohn Boyne

Maria the maid is …

a) Stealing

b) Packing

c) Running inside

d) Doing the dishes

The family moved from …

a) Vienna

b) Dresden

c) Krakow

d) Berlin

Out-With is …

a) Auschwitz

b) The local bar

c) Part of Bruno’s imagination

d) The family’s new house

Bruno’s 3 friends are named …

a) Karl, Martin and Arthur

b) Arthur, Jeff and John

c) Daniel, John and Mitch

d) Karl, Daniel and Martin

The Auschwitz fence signifies …

a) A metaphysical barrier which Bruno cannot pass

b) The physical division between the Jewish and non-

Jewish populations

c) The division between innocence and enlightenment

d) All of the above

The ‘farm’ is …

a) A property which grows vegetables

b) A symbol of childhood innocence

c) A neighbouring property with farm animals

d) A construct of Bruno’s parents to maintain his

innocence

The Fury is …

a) The Fuhrer

b) A friend of Bruno’s father

c) A physical representation of an emotion

d) Bruno’s uncle

Bruno’s conversation with his father (Chapter 5) emphasises …

a) Innocence

b) Love

c) Obligation

d) Hatred

Why are the Jews ‘…not people…’ according to Bruno’s father …

a) Because they wear striped pyjamas

b) Because they have ‘…nothing whatsoever in

common with them…’

c) They have shaved heads

d) They live on the ‘farm’

Is the maid Maria…

a) An indentured servant

b) A Jewish slave

c) Simply the family maid

d) Part of the family

Herr Roller (Crazy man) emphasises…

a) The subjective nature of insanity

b) The potential for everyone to become crazy

c) The fragile nature of individual sanity

d) All the above

The waiter/cook Pavel is treated badly by Lt. Kotler, why does this

shock Gretel and Bruno?a) He is a kind man

b) He is very elderly

c) Because they see him as good at his job and

therefore valuable

d) Lt. Kotler seems such a nice man

Why is Pavel’s kindness such a shock to Bruno?

a) Because he is a Jew

b) Because he is old

c) Because Lt. Kotler was so mean to him

d) Because he was supposed to be working

Pavel being a doctor is a wake up call for Bruno because…

a) He saved him from bleeding to death

b) He discovers not everything is as it seems

c) He is a waiter

d) He is not wealthy

What does ‘Dressing up like a puppet on a string’ mean when

Bruno’s grandmother refers to his father?…

a) He is a good looking man

b) He looks like a puppet

c) That he is a puppet

d) He simply does what he is told without thinking

What is the significance of Herr Liszt not teaching reading and arts?

a) Shows the importance of history and

geography

b) Herr Liszt didn’t like them

c) Love of life of Bruno

d) It signifies further innocence lost for Bruno

The great wrongs done to Bruno (according to Herr Liszt) are

important for…a) Justifying the treatment of Jewish people

b) Rationalising the move to ‘Out-With’

c) Emphasise the importance of propaganda in

Nazi Germany

d) All of the above

The description of the miles of boundary fence of Auschwitz

display…a) The work involved in the camp

b) The horror of the camps

c) The wealth of the Nazis

d) The size of the atrocity taking place in the

camp

The contrast between Shmuel and Bruno shows…

a) Bruno’s cleanliness

b) The poor luck of Shmuel

c) The good luck of Bruno

d) The possibilities of what may have been, in

each life

What else shows this possibility of the roles being reversed…

a) Only a fence dividing them

b) Wearing different clothes

c) Having the same birthdates

d) Shmuel not having close friends

Why did the symbolism of the Swastika and the Star of David

mean so much?a) Showed the difference between Shmuel and

Bruno

b) The importance of imagery

c) Shows that symbols have inherent meaning

d) It segregates people

What is the reason Lt. Kotler’s father left Germany?

a) He was an explorer

b) Because he disagreed with Nazi racial policies

c) He got offered a job

d) He wanted a holiday

When Lt. Kotler took out his anger on Pavel, why did no one step in?

a) Because Pavel was Jewish

b) Because no one liked Pavel

c) He was drunk

d) Because it was expensive wine

What is the main theme related to Bruno’s betrayal of Shmuel?

a) Regret

b) Love

c) Forgiveness

d) Hatred

Why does Bruno aid Shmuel?

a) Innocence

b) Friendship

c) Love

d) All of the above