the boy in the striped pajamas study guide – Flashcards
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what is the name of the boy that Bruno befriends behind the fence?
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Shmuel
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when is Shmuels and Brunos birthday?
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april 15, 1934
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what is Brunos fathers rank?
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commander
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what is brunos final adventure ?
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he crosses the fence and trys to find shmuels dad.
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how did Shmuel and Bruno die ?
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in a gas chamber
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what did shmuels father do for a living before begging imprisoned?
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was a watch fixer
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what is grandfather referring to when he talks about the great wrongs that were sone to germany?
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world war 1
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why does herr litszt want bruno only to learn about history and geography?
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to brain wash him (hitler wanted them to learn a certain form of the history)
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why does bruno regret saying "We're superior" to Shmuel when he first meets him?
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he didn't want to lose the only friend that he had there.
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what surprising piece of information does Bruno learn form shmuel during their first conversation?
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they are in poland not Germany
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what is Bruno's response when lieutenant kotlers asks if Bruno knows Shmuel?
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Bruno was scared to answer but then said "No"
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what year did lieutenant kotlers father leave germany?
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1938
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where did lieutenant kotlers father go when he left germany?
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Switzerland
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how does Bruno die?
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he was gassed.
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what song does grandmother sing in the story?
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la vei in rose
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how did Gretel feel about Bruno's disappearance
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she sat in her room and cryed all day;;;; she was deprest.
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what won't herr liszt let the children study?
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littiture and the arts.
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what did brunos list consist of that he devised.
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all the resonse why he hates lieutenant kotler
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what book was bruno reading
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treasure island
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what was shmuel doing at brunos house?
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cleaning glasses.
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what does grandfather think that brunos father should be called
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patriot
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what does Bruno want to be when he grows up?
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an explorer or like his father.
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where is the first place shmuels family is taken to?
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cracow
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what does shmuel want to do when he grows up?
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be a zoo keeper
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why does Bruno and his family return to berlin?
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gradmas funeral
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instead of dolls, what does Gretel now have all over her room?
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maps
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what does brunos father do to bruno when gretel finds lice in her hair?
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bruno has to shave his hair off;;; gretel gets the shampoo.
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what does bruno learn about lieutenant kotlers family at dinner?
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his dad escaped Germany and moved to switzerland .
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what lie does bruno tell gretel
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shmuel is an imaginary friend.
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why does bruno keep shmuel a secret from his family
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he thinks that he will get in trouble.
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what are the "opposite"
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jewish
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why does Shmuel want bruno to come to the other side of the fence?
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he wants bruno to help him find his dad.
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what does the author mean by the closing lines "of course all this happened a long time ago and nothing like that could never happen again" "not in this day and age."
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they know what to expect and plane for the future
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what did shmuel draw in the dirt to show Bruno what was on the armband he had to wear?
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the star of David
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what is the name of the boy that lives with shmuel in the camp and keeps hitting him?
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luka
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what name did father call lieutenant kotlers father for leaving germany
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coward, and a trader
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why does Bruno get his hair cut?
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lice
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how did grandmother die
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heart attack
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why did Bruno tell his sister that he had an imaginary friend
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he wanted to keep shmuel a secreat
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why did bruno lie to lieutenant kotler asked him if he knew shmuel
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he got scared/ he freaked out
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"you wear the right outfit and you feel like the person you're pretending to be, she always told me"
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bruno to shmuel
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"there is such thing as a nice jew through isn't there "
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bruno to gretel
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"if you ever found a nice jew you would be the best explorer in the world"
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herr lezi to bruno
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"you're my best friend shmuel...... my best friend"
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bruno to shmuel
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"those people... well they're not people at all"
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father to bruno
