Day 7 · Chapter 7

How Mother Took Credit
for Something She Didn't Do

Bell Work Quiz & Inference Activity

1 Bell Work Quiz

Answer the following questions about Chapter 6.

1. Who is Maria?

Bruno's teacher The family's maid Bruno's grandmother A neighbor from Berlin

2. How did Maria come to work for Bruno's family?

She answered a newspaper advertisement She was assigned by the government She was a friend of Gretel's Bruno's father gave her the job because her mother was sick and needed help

3. When Bruno complains about his father to Maria, how does she respond?

She defends Father and says he is a good man who has been kind to her She agrees with Bruno that Father is wrong She tells Bruno to stop talking and go to his room She cries and refuses to answer

4. What does Maria warn Bruno about?

Not to go outside after dark Not to eat too many sweets Not to say anything negative about Father where others might hear Not to play near the fence

5. What does this chapter reveal about the power dynamics in the household?

Everyone in the family has equal say in decisions Father holds all the power and everyone, including the servants, must be careful around him Mother makes all the important family decisions Bruno is allowed to do whatever he wants

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2 Chapter Assignment — Making Inferences

An inference is a conclusion you draw based on evidence and reasoning — reading between the lines. The author doesn't always tell you everything directly. Use what you know from the text and your own reasoning to answer these questions.

1. Pavel was once a doctor but now peels vegetables in the kitchen. What can you infer about what happened to him?

He retired from medicine and chose a simpler life His rights and profession were stripped away because he is a Jewish prisoner He was fired for being a bad doctor He prefers cooking to medicine

2. Why does Mother lie about who bandaged Bruno's knee?

She wants Father to be proud of her She forgot who really helped She doesn't think Pavel did a good job She knows a prisoner helping the family would anger Father and endanger Pavel

3. Bruno does not understand why Pavel is "just" a kitchen worker. What does Bruno's confusion reveal?

Bruno cannot see the injustice happening because he doesn't understand the system he lives in Bruno thinks cooking is more important than being a doctor Bruno plans to help Pavel escape Bruno has never met a doctor before

4. Based on how Mother treats Pavel in this chapter, you can infer that she —

Hates Pavel and wants him to leave Does not notice Pavel at all Has some awareness that what is happening to the prisoners is wrong Thinks Pavel should be grateful to serve their family

5. The title "How Mother Took Credit for Something She Didn't Do" is told from Bruno's perspective. What is the deeper meaning the reader understands?

Mother is dishonest and cannot be trusted about anything Survival at Out-With requires lies, secrets, and silence — even from people with good intentions Mother wants everyone to think she is more talented than she is Bruno is angry at his mother for lying

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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas — Day 7: How Mother Took Credit

How Mother Took Creditfor Something She Didn't Do

How Mother Took Credit
for Something She Didn't Do