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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many members of Yanek's family are living within the rooftop pigeon coop at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

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

3. The protagonist goes by the name of Yanek, which is classified as what type of name?
(a) French.
(b) Polish.
(c) German.
(d) Yiddish.

4. What is NOT one of Yanek's favorite topics to read books about?
(a) America.
(b) Doctors.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Exploration.

5. Upon arriving at the Trzebinia concentration camp, Yanek vows that he will not be killed without first taking what action?
(a) Fighting back.
(b) Murdering at least one Nazi.
(c) Saying a prayer of remembrance for his family.
(d) Saying goodbye to his bunkmates.

Short Answer Questions

1. The young Polish boy in Chapter 15 shouts at the passing train passengers that they will soon be turned into what substance?

2. At the end of Chapter 18, Yanek has a dream that which person is chasing him?

3. What is NOT a smell Yanek detects when he is placed into a cattle car at the beginning of Chapter 15?

4. Oskar tells the rest of the family that the war that would come to be called World War II would last how long?

5. What is the name of the salt mine in which Yanek is put to work in 1943?

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