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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 28-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the narrator and Resi find drawn in blue ink on his mailbox namecard?
(a) The symbol of a local street gang marking its turf.
(b) A Star of David.
(c) A swastika.
(d) A crude drawing of a man smoking a cigar.

2. Andor Gutman tells the narrator that music played through the loud speakers all day long at the prison camp, but was occasionally interrupted by the phrase, "Leichentrager zu Wache." What does "Leichentrager zu Wache" mean?
(a) Corpse-carriers to the guardhouse.
(b) Take cover because the camp was going to be bombed.
(c) A train filled with prisoners is arriving.
(d) Prisoners return to work.

3. From whom did the narrator take the motorcycle?
(a) His father-in-law.
(b) Resi Noth.
(c) George Kraft.
(d) Heinz Schildknecht.

4. Arpad Kovacs despises Jews who did not do what?
(a) Help settle the new nation of Israel.
(b) Fight back.
(c) Convert to Christianity.
(d) Escape from Europe when they had the chance.

5. Why do Resi's dog and Mrs. Noth have "fat" bellies?
(a) They are both wearing heavy sweaters with lots of padding to stay warm.
(b) They had stuffed themselves with all the food in the house before invading armies could steal it.
(c) They both suffer from a condition known as "dropsy" as a result of malnutrition.
(d) They are both pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bernard Mengel tells the narrator that he (the narrator) is the only man he has heard of who . . .

2. What does Heinz Schildknecht love above all else?

3. Why does the narrator say Heinz's wife was hard to know?

4. What is one of the first things the narrator says after he wakes up from the beating?

5. Why did Resi remove her mittens when she was sitting in the music room?

(see the answer key)

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