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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

3. Yanek states that anyone caught trying to escape from the ghetto received what punishment?
(a) They were taken to a work camp.
(b) They were hung.
(c) They were taken to a death camp.
(d) They were shot on sight.

4. The narrative of the novel starts at the beginning of what month?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) October.

5. At the end of Chapter 14, a young boy is punished in what way when he is falsely accused of trying to escape?
(a) He is publicly hung.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is not fed for one week.
(d) He is beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many members of Yanek's family are living within the rooftop pigeon coop at the start of Chapter 7?

2. Who is Oskar?

3. By the end of Chapter 17, Yanek states that he has been imprisoned in concentration camps for what length of time?

4. The night after the man claiming to have the surname of Finkelstein dies, Yanek dreams that statues made of what substance come to life?

5. Yanek spends which years inside the Plaszow concentration camp?

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