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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Yanek's first sign that his parents may have been captured by the Nazis?
(a) He believes he sees them being led away.
(b) He finds a note they had left for him.
(c) He returns to the pigeon coop to find them missing.
(d) Uncle Abraham says he had seen them being led away.

2. The director of the Judenrat informs the people of Krakow that he has been ordered by the Nazis to hand over how many thousands of Jewish people the following morning?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 50.
(d) 2.

3. Which members of Yanek's family weep continually as they listen to the sound of shots outside the pigeon coop?
(a) His aunts.
(b) His parents.
(c) His nieces.
(d) His cousins.

4. When another train passes the train on which Yanek is riding in Chapter 15, Yanek discovers that his train is heading toward which concentration camp?
(a) Bergen-Belsen.
(b) Treblinka.
(c) Birkenau.
(d) Auschwitz.

5. How old is the younger Polish boy on the train platform who shouts at the passing train passengers that they will be transformed into a particular substance?
(a) 12 or 13.
(b) 10 or 11.
(c) 5 or 6.
(d) 3 or 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yanek when his parents are captured and taken away by the Nazis?

2. What does the German word "schnell" (64) mean when translated into English?

3. What sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?

4. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?

5. What is NOT one of Yanek's favorite topics to read books about?

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