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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What substance is found to have been placed within the wounds of the man claiming to have the last name of Finkelstein?
(a) Motor oil.
(b) Salt.
(c) Salve.
(d) Lemon juice.

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

3. When Yanek makes his way to the front of the line to see Dr. Mengle at Auschwitz, how old does he claim to be?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 14.
(d) 18.

4. How old had Yanek been when World War II had begun?
(a) 9.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

5. With what object is the man beaten to death after it is determined that his name is not really Finkelstein?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A rock.
(c) A brick.
(d) A shovel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name do the prisoners at Birkenau bestow upon the new addition to camp that is officially called "new camp B III" (136)?

2. Upon arriving at the Trzebinia concentration camp, Yanek vows that he will not be killed without first taking what action?

3. Which members of Yanek's family weep continually as they listen to the sound of shots outside the pigeon coop?

4. What method of transportation do Yanek and the other prisoners use to reach the Sachsenhausen concentration camp?

5. Yanek recalls being told by an SS guard upon his entry into Auschwitz that the only way to get out of the camp involved which object?

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