Chapter 3: The Hopeless Case

1. Describe how Bruno and Gretel's relationship is introduced in the chapter. Bruno's and Gretel's relationship was introduced in the chapter was that Gretel was the boss of bruno when they had anything when they were together.
2. List quotes that show how the new house is described "It's horrible right now, As long as its not the foreseeable future and not just for a month. I hate it here. It was very hollow and he decided that he better not go jumping around this house too often or it might collapse around their ears. 
3. It was very hollow and he decided that he better not go jumping around this house too often or it might collapse around their ears. What is the significance of this quote? that the house is old and un-kept and it could break at any moment around their heads. missing a heart or a sole and that there is nothing in the middle. the relation ship of the family is not very stable either
4. What is Bruno's reaction to the new house? Bruno's reaction to the new house is that he does not want to live their because it is very old, boring and lonely.
5. How does it compare to their old house? It is very desolate and quiet and people wont be able to be mean to him any more and when he gets back he will be older
6. How does Gretel relate to her father? Gretel is just like her dad because she is very orderly and queit and likes to have power over people who have much less power that they have e.g. father and Maria and Gretel and Bruno
7. Does Bruno understand where they are? What makes you believe this? No bruno does not really know why they are there. he only knows that they are there for their fathers job and not that his dad is the head of the concentration camp where they are killing people
8. Does Gretel understand where they are? Explain. Yes I think she sort of understands, because she is old enough to understand what is happening to the jews and that her dad is an important person in the German army which is killing the Jews
9. How is Bruno's description of 'Out-with' represent a motif? What is darkly ironic about this? ? he says that the people that lived their "Out with the people that used to live here before us. OUT WITH/ Aouchwhich 
10. Read pgs 27-29. How are Bruno's and Gretel's reaction to 'the children' Bruno sees through the window different? What does this tell us about these two characters and their perception/understanding of where they are?