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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first boon Yanek receives as a result of finding money in Krakow?

2. During the two days of Deportation in Krakow, how many thousands of Jewish people are taken away by the Nazis?

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

4. What method do the Nazis use to transport Yanek and others when they are taken from the Krakow ghetto?

5. How old is Yanek when his parents are captured and taken away by the Nazis?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gratz employ foreshadowing in association with Mina's wedding ring?

2. How is foreshadowing used within the opening passage of the novel?

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

4. In what year, month, and physical setting does the novel Prisoner B-3087 open?

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

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 terrible news does Uncle Moshe deliver to Yanek?

8. How does Yanek acquire 2,000 units of the currency called zloty?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of propaganda treated within Prisoner B-3087 and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Choose an object from Prisoner B-3087, such as the Star of David armband, the rooftop door, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 3

Could Prisoner B-3087 be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?

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