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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4, Oskar relents and takes Yanek out past curfew to what type of location?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) A cafeteria.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A barn.

2. Which character is the first to greet Yanek and Oskar at the location to which they go after curfew?
(a) Uncle Moshe.
(b) Aunt Fela.
(c) Mina.
(d) Uncle Abraham.

3. What type of structure becomes a home for Yanek and his family beginning in Chapter 5?
(a) A pigeon coop.
(b) A custodial closet.
(c) An underground bunker.
(d) A utility room.

4. Yanek tells the reader in Chapter 6 that he would trade "a week's worth of rations" (37) for one serving of which food prepared by his mother?
(a) Freshly baked bread.
(b) Blueberry pie.
(c) Hand-churned butter.
(d) Tomato soup.

5. 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) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oskar bases his estimate of the war's length on his faith in which country's impending resolve to enter the war?

2. To what location does Yanek flee whenever the Rosenblum girls begin to argue too loudly in Yanek's family's apartment?

3. At what age does a young Jewish man prepare to have a bar mitzvah?

4. The Nazis make it a rule in Yanek's neighborhood in 1941 that how many families must live within each apartment?

5. The narrative of the novel starts at the beginning of what month?

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