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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Yanek when his parents are captured and taken away by the Nazis?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

2. The Nazis guarding Yanek and the others with him as they are removed from the Krakow ghetto are armed with which kind of weapons?
(a) Pistols.
(b) Bayonets.
(c) Machetes.
(d) Machine guns.

3. Which literary technique does Gratz use when he chooses the member of Yanek's family who will appear again at Plaszow labor camp?
(a) Irony.
(b) Paradox.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Hyperbole.

4. What object does Yanek's family use to cover the small window in the pigeon coop?
(a) A blanket.
(b) A scarf.
(c) A newspaper.
(d) A sheet.

5. What is NOT one of Yanek's favorite topics to read books about?
(a) Exploration.
(b) Medicine.
(c) America.
(d) Doctors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once a curfew was instituted in the ghetto, by what time of night were Jewish people required to be in their homes?

2. Which building in the now-abandoned ghetto of Krakow is Yanek assigned to clean after being taken there to work?

3. Which member of Yanek's family is NOT captured by the Nazis while waiting in line to buy bread?

4. What breed of dog is used by the Nazis in charge of the Plaszow labor camp?

5. Which group of Yanek's family members argues with Oskar about his estimate of the war's length?

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