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1. 1.

   Where were Bruno and Shmuel going? What was different about their reasons for going there?

2. 2.

   It was almost, Shmuel thought, as if they were all exactly the same really. Why did Shmuel think that he and Bruno were only "almost" alike?

3. 3.

   Describe what Bruno saw on the other side of the fence.

4. 4.

   Did Bruno and Shmuel find what they were looking for? How did they feel about it?

5. 5.

   For the first time, he wasn't sitting crosslegged on the ground and staring at the dust beneath him, but standing, leaning against the fence.

   1. Why was Shmuel waiting?
   2. Why was he standing, unlike before?
   3. What had he brought for Bruno?
6. 6.

   Bruno and Shmuel were never supposed meet. Why do you think they became best friends?