the boy in the striped pyjamas. questions

Chapters 1-2
1. Why doesn’t Bruno understand the nature of his father’s job?
2. How does Bruno’s mother feel about leaving the house in Berlin?
3. How does Bruno feel about his sister?
4. Why is Bruno reluctant to leave Berlin
5. How does Bruno react to his new house
6. How do Bruno and Maria react to the young soldier in the hall?
7. Why do you think Bruno’s mother fails to tell her son the exact nature of his
father’s job
8. Why do you think that looking out the window makes Bruno feel “very cold and
unsafe
9. In literature, the setting is the time and place in which a story occurs. Setting is
especially important in a historical novel such as this one. What is the setting of