How does Gretel feel about the new house She says it is not very nice but will be better when smartened up a bit She doesnt hate it as much as Bruno Why does Gretel hesitate before looking out of Brunos window ID: 584548
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Ch 3-5 Questions ReviewSlide2
How does Gretel feel about the new house?
She says it is not very nice, but will be better when “smartened up a bit”
She doesn’t hate it as much as BrunoSlide3
Why does Gretel hesitate before looking out of Bruno’s window?
Something about the way he is looking and talking about it makes her nervous.Slide4
Why is Gretel surprised when she looks out the window?
She thought they were alone there, as well, but she sees the children, too.Slide5
How are the children on the other side of the fence treated by the soldiers?
Not well. The children are clearly afraid, huddling together, running. The soldiers are shouting.Slide6
How does Gretel react to the children on the other side of the fence?
She seems surprised at first, but then forget about them and lets it go.Slide7
How were the two trains headed eastward from the station in Berlin different?
One is spacious and does not have many passengers on it
Bruno can see that the other has a large crowd of passengers and many, many soldiersSlide8
How does Bruno’s father react to his son’s desire to go home?
He listens at first, but then is very firm. They are not going home.Slide9
Do you think that Bruno and his sister Gretel have a normal relationship or one that is made more difficult by the times in which they live?
If yes, normal, then … they argue and interact like most real life siblings.
If no, not normal, then … the way one understands life and one does not understand creates more conflict and difficulty between them.Slide10
How would you describe Bruno’s relationship with his father? Do you think that the Commandant is a good father?
Their relationship is not loving. It seems official, distant.
He does not seem like a good father in this chapter – he doesn’t respect Bruno and gives bad excuses/reasons.Slide11
How do you know when to keep your mouth shut and when to follow orders? Is there ever a time when someone should not follow orders?
When people know better, when you could be in danger, when you could get in trouble
When someone else will be in danger, when your heart tells youSlide12
What do you think Bruno’s father means when he says that the people on the other side of the fence are not people at all?
They are the “inferior” race
They are animals
They are different
He’s racist/prejudiced/xenophobic
An excuse to make it easier to feel okay about killing themSlide13
What is being compared? What does the comparison suggest?
The Nazi soldiers and toy soldiers
Suggests that the Nazi soldiers are played with or used by the people who give them orders, and they don’t think for themselvesSlide14
What purpose does the flashback serve?
The flashback begins on page 39 and ends on 41
The purpose is to show how Bruno is trying to make sense of where they are and why they are there. He puts together the last time he saw father and left Berlin with the memory of the trains headed East…and how there were different people on the other side, like there are now.