Chapter 3: The Hopeless Case

1. Describe how Bruno and Gretel's relationship is introduced in the chapter. The relationship between Gretel and  Bruno is described as Gretel being a bit more dominant in their relationship: she likes to be in charge, can be a little bossy and Bruno himself is a little afraid of her. 
2. List quotes that show how the new house is described. It's more of a family home, "Bruno looked outside the window which, by a stroke of luck, was low enough for him to see through," 
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?
4. What is Bruno's reaction to the new house? Bruno's reaction to the new house is that it's too small, and is completely isolated with no one around. 
5. How does it compare to their old house? Aside from the area, the new house is more for a family as the windows are lower, there's less rooms, its not crowded, etc.
6. How does Gretel relate to her father? Gretel and her father are very close, "every night before Gretel goes to sleep, father kisses her good night," this quote demonstrates how they find the time to share their relationship and are very comfortable with each other's company.
7. Does Bruno understand where they are? What makes you believe this? I don't think he does. What makes believe this is that he refers to Hitler as 'The Furry,' he doesn't know his father's job, why he had to leave in the first place and he doesn't know where he is (Auschwartz).
8. Does Gretel understand where they are? Explain. No, she thinks they're at a place called 'out-with,' because she misunderstood her father say 'Auschwitz.' She is simply trying to understand because if she doesn't know, she looses authority over Bruno.  
9. How is Bruno's description of 'Out-with' represent a motif? What is darkly ironic about this? It is a motif because the idea has already occurred with the Fure being misunderstood with 'the fury.' The irony is first a dramatic irony because we understand where Bruno is and how much danger he could potentially be in and who those people are in the camp whereas Bruno has no idea. The other form of irony is that their interpretation 'out-with' is what the Nazis are trying to do to the Jews and their interpretation of something they don't understand is more accurate than the actual name, Auschwitz. 
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? Bruno wants to go play with the kids whereas Gretel doesn't want to and doesn't even look at the kids. This says that Bruno's personality is a lot more open and he likes meeting new people whereas Gretel is a bit more private and keeps to herself.