Which relatives does Bruno miss from Berlin?

Which relatives does Bruno miss from Berlin?

• A. Grandfather only
• B. Grandmother only
• C. Gretel and Pavel
• D. Grandmother and Grandfather

Answer: (D)

Bruno’s feeling is about the family members who stayed behind in Berlin when his family moves to Out-With. His grandparents live in Berlin, and they represent life before the move and the world he left behind, so he naturally misses them and their presence in his old home. Gretel is with Bruno at the new place, so she isn’t someone he misses from Berlin in the sense of those who remained behind. Pavel isn’t a relative, so he doesn’t fit the idea of relatives Bruno would miss. That combination makes the grandparents—the ones who stayed in Berlin—the ones Bruno misses.

Bruno’s feeling is about the family members who stayed behind in Berlin when his family moves to Out-With. His grandparents live in Berlin, and they represent life before the move and the world he left behind, so he naturally misses them and their presence in his old home. Gretel is with Bruno at the new place, so she isn’t someone he misses from Berlin in the sense of those who remained behind. Pavel isn’t a relative, so he doesn’t fit the idea of relatives Bruno would miss. That combination makes the grandparents—the ones who stayed in Berlin—the ones Bruno misses.