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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?
(a) Luggage.
(b) Sports equipment.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Baked goods.

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

3. During the two days of Deportation in Krakow, how many thousands of Jewish people are taken away by the Nazis?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

4. How many barrels for collecting human waste are allocated to 500 prisoners at Birkenau?
(a) 24.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 12.

5. Which group of Yanek's family members argues with Oskar about his estimate of the war's length?
(a) Yanek's brothers.
(b) Yanek's uncles.
(c) Yanek's grandparents.
(d) Yanek's cousins.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Yanek tells the reader in Chapter 6 that he would trade "a week's worth of rations" (37) for one serving of which food prepared by his mother?

3. What happens to the community synagogue in Yanek's neighborhood?

4. Which member of Yanek's family feels most strongly that the family should come out of hiding?

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

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