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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

2. Oskar tells the rest of the family that the war that would come to be called World War II would last how long?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. When Chapter 6 arrives, how old is Yanek?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

4. Which prophet does Oskar name when pointing out the merits of Yanek's plan about the pigeon coop?
(a) Jeremiah.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Ezekiel.

5. When the prisoners at the Plaszow labor camp refer to Amon Goeth's "score," (71) to what are they referring?
(a) The number of Jews Amon Goeth has killed that day.
(b) The number of times Amon Goeth has been caught sleeping on duty.
(c) The number of Jewish children Amon Goeth has imprisoned that day.
(d) The number of Jews Amon Goeth has beaten that day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Oskar?

2. 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?

3. Uncle Moshe tells the rest of the family that Hitler had said that "The Jews" in Europe must" (2) take what action?

4. Yanek's visit to which location saves him from his parents' fate of being taken by the Nazis?

5. By the time Yanek's parents are seized by the Nazis, Yanek has been assigned a work detail in what kind of shop?

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