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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When the Nazis come to Krakow and empty its hospitals, what do they do with the patients?
(a) They move them to a different hospital.
(b) They shoot them in the street.
(c) They send them to concentration camps.
(d) They send them back to their families.

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

4. What breed of dog is used by the Nazis in charge of the Plaszow labor camp?
(a) Doberman.
(b) German Shepherd.
(c) Pit Bull.
(d) Rottweiler.

5. Which member of Yanek's family owns a bakery?
(a) Sala.
(b) Mina.
(c) Oskar.
(d) Uncle Abraham.

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

7. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sala.
(c) Lena.
(d) Mina.

8. During the two days of Deportation in Krakow, how many thousands of Jewish people are taken away by the Nazis?
(a) 10.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

9. In what country does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?
(a) France.
(b) Belgium.
(c) Germany.
(d) Poland.

10. The Nazis make it a rule in Yanek's neighborhood in 1941 that how many families must live within each apartment?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

11. In what city does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Brussels.
(d) Krakow.

12. Who is Amon Goeth?
(a) The commandant of the labor camp.
(b) A member of the SS.
(c) An executioner.
(d) The Nazi Party Secretary.

13. Which building in the now-abandoned ghetto of Krakow is Yanek assigned to clean after being taken there to work?
(a) A school.
(b) A hospital.
(c) An art museum.
(d) His family's former apartment building.

14. For what reason is Yanek's family unable to warm themselves while living in the rooftop pigeon coop?
(a) Smoke from a fire will overwhelm the small space.
(b) The heat from a fire would be too extreme within a small space.
(c) Smoke from a fire will give away their location.
(d) No one has a way to acquire matches.

15. What advice does Yanek's family member at Plaszow repeat to him over and over?
(a) Start planning an escape.
(b) Do not make eye contact with other Jews.
(c) Do nothing to stand out.
(d) Be as helpful and kind as possible.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On what street do Yanek and his family live in an apartment at the time the narrative begins?

3. Which literary technique does Gratz use when he chooses the member of Yanek's family who will appear again at Plaszow labor camp?

4. The protagonist goes by the name of Yanek, which is classified as what type of name?

5. What object does Yanek's family use to cover the small window in the pigeon coop?

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