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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the community synagogue in Yanek's neighborhood?
(a) It is defaced with graffiti.
(b) It is shot up.
(c) It is taken over by Nazis.
(d) It is burned down.

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

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

4. By the time Yanek's parents are seized by the Nazis, Yanek has been assigned a work detail in what kind of shop?
(a) A sundries shop.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A tailor shop.
(d) A shoemaker shop.

5. What is Yanek's first sign that his parents may have been captured by the Nazis?
(a) He believes he sees them being led away.
(b) Uncle Abraham says he had seen them being led away.
(c) He finds a note they had left for him.
(d) He returns to the pigeon coop to find them missing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a "panzer," (7) according to Yanek?

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?

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

4. Once Yanek realizes that his parents have been captured by the Nazis, his pain soon turns to "a stirring of" (61) which emotion?

5. Which member of Yanek's family is NOT captured by the Nazis while waiting in line to buy bread?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yanek contrast his own reaction to the closing of his school with the reactions of his peers?

2. In Chapter 8, Yanek and his father begin to leave the pigeon coop each day for what purpose?

3. Which of Yanek's family members teaches him about the importance of remaining invisible?

4. For what purpose is the bakery belonging to Aun Fela and Uncle Abraham secretly and altruistically used?

5. What message about the fear of the unknown is depicted within the novel and in what scene does the theme appear?

6. After what event in the narrative does Yanek state, "If I had only known then what I know now, I would have run" (3)?

7. What is Uncle Moshe's ultimate fate and how does Yanek discover it?

8. Who hides within the pigeon coop on the roof of Yanek's apartment building?

9. In what way does Gratz demonstrate the importance of religious beliefs and traditions within Yanek's family?

10. When the Judenrat hold a meeting in Zgody Square, what announcement do they make?

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