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Day 20 · Chapter 20
The Last Chapter
Bell Work Quiz & Aftermath and Reflection
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Bell Work Quiz
Answer the following questions about
Chapter 19
.
1.
What does Bruno change into before crossing under the fence?
A soldier’s uniform
The striped pajamas that Shmuel brought for him
His school clothes
Dark clothing to blend in at night
2.
How does Bruno feel once he is on the other side of the fence?
Excited and ready for adventure
Disappointed and uncomfortable — it is not what he imagined
Angry at Shmuel for bringing him there
Perfectly happy and relaxed
3.
What are Bruno and Shmuel doing when the soldiers find them?
Playing a game near the fence
Trying to escape the camp
Searching for Shmuel’s missing father
Hiding inside a building
4.
Where are Bruno and Shmuel forced to go with the large group of people?
Back to the fence
To Father’s office
Into a long, dark, sealed room (a gas chamber)
Into a train heading to Berlin
5.
What is the last thing that happens between Bruno and Shmuel?
They say goodbye and part ways
Bruno promises to come back
They hold hands tightly in the darkness, and Bruno tells Shmuel he is his best friend for life
Shmuel pushes Bruno away
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Aftermath and Reflection
Answer the following questions about
Chapter 20
.
1.
What does the family discover when they search for Bruno?
A note from Bruno explaining where he went
Bruno’s clothes piled near the fence with a gap underneath
Shmuel waiting at the fence to tell them what happened
Nothing — Bruno simply vanished without a trace
2.
What does Father eventually realize happened to Bruno?
That Bruno ran away to Berlin on his own
That Bruno crossed under the fence and was killed in the gas chamber with the prisoners
That Bruno was kidnapped by soldiers
That Bruno is hiding somewhere in the camp
3.
How do Mother and Gretel respond to Bruno’s disappearance?
They are angry and blame Father
Mother stays at Out-With for months hoping, then returns to Berlin heartbroken; Gretel isolates herself in grief
They immediately move on with their lives
They join the search party and find Bruno
4.
What happens to Father by the end of the novel?
He is promoted to a higher position
He moves back to Berlin and forgets about Out-With
He becomes isolated and is eventually taken away by soldiers himself
He quits the army and becomes an activist
5.
What is the central message of the novel’s ending?
That war only affects soldiers, not civilians
That children are always safe because adults protect them
That the horrors of the Holocaust destroyed innocent lives on all sides, and hatred ultimately consumes everyone
That friendship can always overcome evil
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