Name: ___________________________________________________________________ Packet 3 Period: ____________ Boy in the Striped Pajamas Reading Questions, Chapters 11-‐15 *Questions must be COMPLETELY answered in order to receive credit!* Chapter 11 (Read and complete for _______________________) 1. According to Gretel, what was the main duty of the Fury (Führer)? 2. Describe Bruno’s impression of the two people who came to dinner. 3. What little joke did the Fury make? 4. What was your impression of the Fury from Chapter 11? Why did he leave you with this impression? 5. In Chapter 11, the author used a FLASHBACK. Explain what a flashback is and why the author chose to use it. Chapter 12 (Read and complete for _______________________) Chapter 12 is strong in text evidence in support of Bruno being NAÏVE or Bruno being IGNORANT. Using your definitions from class and your book, find 3 pieces of text evidence that support each. Explain your answers. NAIVE IGNORANT Text evidence: Text evidence: (found on page _________) This shows he is NAÏVE because… (found on page _________) This shows he is IGNORANT because… Text evidence: Text evidence: Text evidence: Text evidence: (found on page _________) This shows he is NAÏVE because… (found on page _________) This shows he is IGNORANT because… (found on page _________) This shows he is NAÏVE because… (found on page _________) This shows he is IGNORANT because… At one point in Chapter 12 Bruno compares his situation to Shmuel’s and says, “It didn’tseem like such a terrible thing to him, and after all much the same thing had happened to him”. Was Bruno right in this assessment? Support your answer with examples from the text. Chapter 13 (Read and complete for _______________________) 1. Benjamin Disraeli once said, “Courage is fire, bullying is smoke”. Do you consider Lieutenant Kotler to be a bully? Give reasons for your answer. 2. Why does Maria tell Bruno that Pavel was only ever a waiter and had never been a doctor? 3. Shmuel admitted to Bruno that soldiers on his side of the fence don’t normally like people getting better. How does Bruno react to this? 4. What does Lieutenant Kotler say about his father? Why do you think he is so hesitant to share this information? 5. When Pavel spilt the wine on Kotler, who saved him from getting in trouble? Chapter 14 (Read and complete for _______________________) 1. At one point in Chapter 14 Gretel tells Bruno that he should stop speaking to his imaginary friends because “It’s the first sign of madness”. Do you agree with her? Why or why not? 2. Describe how Bruno was able to talk his way out of trouble when he slipped and told Gretel about being with Shmuel. Make sure to include details from the text. Chapter 15 (Read and complete for _______________________) 1. How did Lieutenant Kotler’s relationship with Bruno’s mother make Bruno feel? Why do you think this was the case? 2. Authors are told to avoid using coincidence in their stories as much as is possible. Is the appearance of Shmuel in Bruno’s kitchen an example of a coincidence? Defend your answer. 3. Describe how Bruno betrayed his friend, Shmuel, in Chapter 15. What caused him to betray Shmuel? 4. What was significant about the way Chapter 15 concludes?