The Boy In The Striped Pyjamas Book: Quiz!

Although it might seem as though Lieutenant Kotler was terribly funny and Gretel was not thinking in Bruno's perspective, Gretel was exhibiting signs of a teenager having a crush on someone.

Father's new title is Commandant.

The word "Out-With" refers to Auschwitz.

The "spare tire" is a pun. A pun is the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words. In this case, the pun of "spare tire", though both alike in sound, suggests a different meaning -- that of the extra fat that Sergeant Hoffsneider has around his waist.

Bruno never had permission from his mother to explore the other side of the fence. It was true that in Bruno's mind, he was going to go away, and this was his last chance to do some real exploring and that there will probably not be any need for any more adventures after Shmuel's father is found. However, it does not answer the question of why it is "ironic". Dramatic irony is when the implications of a situation, speech, etc, are understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play or book. In this case, Bruno and Shmuel did not understand that this is really their final adventure because they did not think that they will die in this adventure.

"Fury" is actually Bruno's mispronunciation of the German word "Fuhrer" or "Fuehrer".

A pun is a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. "Out-With" plays on how similar it sounds to Auschwitz, as well as how similar that sense of elimination and eradication is a true reflection of the history of the camp being an extermination center.

Father was not putting on a performance. However, just like how a puppet is controlled by a puppeteer, Father was controlled by the Fuhrer. He is also dressed handsomely in his new uniform just like how puppets are dressed handsomely for their performances.

The Fuhrer, ie Adolf Hitler, was not furry. A pun is a play on words, sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. "Fury" plays on how similar it sounds to Fuhrer, It also emphasizes how the Fuhrer is always furious, which emphasizes the meaning of fury. Lastly, the extermination of the prisoners was as though anger, or fury, is unleashed upon them. Therefore, because "fury" played upon all these similar meanings, it was an apt pun.

Grandmother was not disappointed that Father looked handsome in his uniform, but more so that looking handsome in their uniform is all he cared about.