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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Yanek arrive at the Sachsenhausen camp?
(a) 1944.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1942.
(d) 1943.

2. Yanek recalls being told by an SS guard upon his entry into Auschwitz that the only way to get out of the camp involved which object?
(a) A chimney.
(b) A noose.
(c) A miracle.
(d) A bullet.

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

4. Which nationality is not named in Yanek's portrait of the prisoners who begin singing Jewish songs in many different languages?
(a) Italian.
(b) Czech.
(c) French.
(d) Belgian.

5. What is the first boon Yanek receives as a result of finding money in Krakow?
(a) An orange.
(b) Half a loaf of bread.
(c) An egg.
(d) A stick of butter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Across the street from Yanek's family's apartment building lies what kind of temporary institution?

2. Yanek's prisoner uniform features stripes in which two colors?

3. The term "Muselmann" (96) is used by prisoners to refer to a person with what condition?

4. How many members of Yanek's family are living within the rooftop pigeon coop at the start of Chapter 7?

5. How old is Yanek when he reaches the Sachsenhausen concentration camp after being moved from Auschwitz?

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