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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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) 3.
(b) 50.
(c) 7.
(d) 2.

3. In the first sentence of the novel, Yanek declares that if he had known about the events to come in the next how many years, he "would have eaten more" (1) and not complained about his bedtime or chores?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 6.

4. To what location does Yanek flee whenever the Rosenblum girls begin to argue too loudly in Yanek's family's apartment?
(a) The attic.
(b) The pigeon coop.
(c) The rooftop.
(d) The hallway.

5. What sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?
(a) Sports equipment.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Baked goods.
(d) Luggage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many times per week do the Nazis conduct Resettlements in Yanek's city, as they are described in Chapter 6?

3. In Chapter 4, Oskar relents and takes Yanek out past curfew to what type of location?

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

5. What happens to the community synagogue in Yanek's neighborhood?

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