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

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

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

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

5. 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) Be as helpful and kind as possible.
(d) Do nothing to stand out.

Short Answer Questions

1. Once Yanek finds out where his train is headed in Chapter 15, a man nearby gives Yanek advice about what topic?

2. What location does every prisoner at Auschwitz do their best to avoid?

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

4. The man who claims to have the last name of Finkelstein turns out to have inhabited which position in the past?

5. Whose advice is Yanek ignoring when he forms a close friendship with Fred?

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