Chapter 61. What does Bruno mean when he says to María:" We're all in the same boat. And it's leaking."
2. How does Bruno feel?
3. Why is María grateful and loyal to Bruno's parents?
4. What does Bruno realise about María?
5. Who is more sensitive towards the maid, Gretel or Bruno? Justify your answer.
Chapter 7
6. The narrator tells us the story of Herr Roller. What is Bruno afraid of?
7. What does he plan to do to entertain himself?
8. What does Bruno think about Kurt(Lieutenant Kotler)?
9. What about Gretel?
10. Did Bruno manage to make the swing? What went wrong?
11. Who is Pavel? What kind of person is he?
12. What does Bruno learn about him?
13. Bruno's mother says to Pavel."If the commandant asks, we'll say that I cleaned Bruno up" Do you think she's being selfish as Bruno says? Explain the title of this chapter.
Chapter 8
14. Write a few lines about Bruno's grandfather: Name, age, personality...
15. Now write about his grandma: name, age, interests, personality...
16. What's Bruno's father's name? When does it appear in the text?
17. How did the family react to his promotion?
18. Bruno's grandma had an argument with his son.(Bruno's father), what was it about?
19. What are Bruno's feelings towards his grandparents?
Chapter 6
ResponderEliminarQuestion 2:
Bruno think that if they feel the same way we can persuade Father to take us homme again
Sorry,Marta, wrong answer. I'm asking about Bruno's feelings: tired?, bored?, angry?...
ResponderEliminarTry again.
Be careful with spelling: home, thinks
chapter 7;question 11:
ResponderEliminarPavel is the new friend of Bruno in this place,but the problem is that he is in the concentration camp because he is jew but this is not a problem for Bruno because he not even know something about that things...so he continued seen him
Aitana read the chapter about Pavel again and complete your answer with more information: What was his job?, Age? What kind of person was he?
ResponderEliminar3. Maria has worked for bruno's father for many years.She's greatful and loyal to the family because bruno's father paid the funeral of maria's father and because they gave her a job.
ResponderEliminarPavel was an old jew man who was working for Bruno´s family doing house chores.He also was in the concentration camp but in this case, he helps Bruno´s family at home.Before being in the concentration camp,he practiced medicine so when Bruno hurts himself in his knee Pavel cures his injury.
ResponderEliminar8.Bruno thinks about Kurt that some days kurt looks very smart and he has the kind of muscles that Bruno wished he had himself.Whitout the uniform, kurt looks younger, he reminded him of the big boys at school. When kurt ruffles his hand over Brunos hair, Bruno want to push him to the ground and jump up and down on his head.
ResponderEliminarBruno only want to walk away from him.
1. With these words Bruno means that they all are in the same bad situation, they are in a place they don't want to be.
ResponderEliminar4. He realises that he had never seen Maria as a person with a normal life and her own history.
ResponderEliminarChapter 7 Question 7
ResponderEliminarBruno thinks a good idea for entertaiment could be to built a swing in the tree of the outside of the house.
Chapter 6 Question 1
ResponderEliminarWith that sentence Maria the maid of the family refers that all of them must respect and obey the decisions of the father of bruno.
chapter 6 question 2
ResponderEliminarBruno feels lonely and bored because he did not have anyone to play with.He also is angry because he thinks the new house is horrible and he want to return to Berlin as soon as possible.
Chapter 8, question 14:
ResponderEliminarBruno's grandfather is called Matthias and he is 73 years-old, so Bruno thinks he is the oldest man in the world.
Matthias is very proud of his son because of his position as commandant.
According to his wife, he is a few foolish.
Before being so old, he handled a restaurant in the city centre.
Well done all of you. Keep reading!!
ResponderEliminarManuel notice this: "a LITTLE foolish"
I have remembered the answer to
ResponderEliminarchapter 6 question 5
Bruno is much more sensitive with Maria because in chapter 6 we see that Gretel speaks to she in a rude way,she consider Maria is only there to serve them.On the other hand Bruno believe Maria is a person with feelings and she shouldn´t be threat in that way.
That's right Leyre.
ResponderEliminarNotice the correct spelling of this word:
treated (she should't be treated)
Chapter 8 Question 15
ResponderEliminarGrandmother was called Nathalie she was sixty-two.Bruno thinks she nevers seems old in comparison to the others boys´grandmothers.On the other hand she seems unimpressed about Bruno´s father.Before she usually goes to grandfathers restaurant where she spend the time talking with other customer like she.She usually sings at Bruno´s father party.
Good answer Leyre.
ResponderEliminarJust notice the third person -s: "She spends"
and the correct form in the comparison would be: her. "other costumers like her"
Congratulations for being such a hardworking student!
16. What's Bruno's father's name? When does it appear in the text?
ResponderEliminarBruno's father's name is Ralf, it appear when the grandmother say it at a Christmas party.
Chapter 6 5. Who is more sensitive towards the maid, Gretel or Bruno? Justify your answer.
ResponderEliminarBruno is more sensitive. When Gretel orders her to put the bath, she was rude and unpolately and its something she can do by herself. Bruno said that she treats the maid as an object
Your answer is correct,César but notice this:
ResponderEliminar"Gretel was unpolite"
8. What does Bruno think about Kurt(Lieutenant Kotler)?
ResponderEliminarMy opinion was that Bruno think that Kurt was a nasty person,he think this because Kurt beheave very bad whit Pavel treating he very bad.
9. What about Gretel?
ResponderEliminarBad in other hand Gretel "love" him because is a beautifull person and a important one.She is a little stupid girl.
Adrián be careful with your English. You forget the -s of verbs for the third singular person:
ResponderEliminar"Bruno thinks...", "Kurt behaves very badly with..."
Also you have to say: "On the other hand"
Chapter 7 Question 10. Did Bruno manage to make the swing? What went wrong? Yes, he did it, but when he was trying the branch where the swing was tied broke and he fell down.
ResponderEliminar11.Who is Pavel? What kind of person is he?
ResponderEliminarHe was a jewish men which worked in Bruno's house and who washed and "curó" Bruno when he hurted. He is a very nice person who was a doctor before going in Bruno's House
Chapter 8
ResponderEliminar14. Write a few lines about Bruno's grandfather: Name, age, personality...
Bruno's grandfather was 73 years old. He has ran a restaurant in the center of Berlin his entire life. He was a nice and cheerful person, because in the book says that he talked with the costumers and laughed with his friends.
Chapter 8 question 18 Bruno's grandma had an argument with his son.(Bruno's father), what was it about?:
ResponderEliminarBruno's grandmother don't like what is her son doing with his life, being a soldier, who is in charge of the life of many people, the things what he is doing and the example he give to his kids.