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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During the long train journey Yanek experiences in Chapter 15, he wakes up to discover that what event has taken place?
(a) The cattle car has begun to fill up with smoke.
(b) The cattle car has begun to fill up with water.
(c) The man standing next to him has died.
(d) He can no longer feel his own feet.

2. What is NOT something Yanek associates with his formerly safe and happy self?
(a) Science.
(b) Bicycle rides.
(c) Books.
(d) American movies.

3. In what city does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Brussels.
(c) Paris.
(d) Krakow.

4. How many times per week do the Nazis conduct Resettlements in Yanek's city, as they are described in Chapter 6?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

5. For what reason is Yanek's family unable to warm themselves while living in the rooftop pigeon coop?
(a) Smoke from a fire will give away their location.
(b) Smoke from a fire will overwhelm the small space.
(c) The heat from a fire would be too extreme within a small space.
(d) No one has a way to acquire matches.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which member of Yanek's family is he overjoyed to locate within the Plaszow labor camp?

3. What sort of weather is occurring during the trip Yanek and Oskar make outside past curfew in Chapter 4?

4. Who is Oskar?

5. What numerical term does Yanek use to describe the number of people who have died during the long train trip to Birkenau?

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