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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) Baked goods.
(c) Sports equipment.
(d) Shoes.

2. The young Polish boy in Chapter 15 shouts at the passing train passengers that they will soon be turned into what substance?
(a) Vapor.
(b) Glue.
(c) Paste.
(d) Soap.

3. One evening, the Nazis announce that if all Jewish people do not go home by what time of night, they will be shot once they are found?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

4. After standing in a minyan for a fellow prisoner's bar mitzvah, Yanek tells the young man that which fact is "all that matters" (134)?
(a) They love God.
(b) The Nazis are evil incarnate.
(c) The Allies are on their way.
(d) They are alive.

5. In Chapter 17, after Yanek verbally surrenders to death inside the gas chamber, what substance comes out of the showerhead instead of gas?
(a) Steam.
(b) Water.
(c) Milk.
(d) Rust.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many hours does Yanek remain inside the motionless cattle car while the other cars are loaded with Jewish people?

2. At the end of Chapter 14, a young boy is punished in what way when he is falsely accused of trying to escape?

3. Which member of Yanek's family feels most strongly that the family should remain in hiding within the pigeon coop?

4. What does the German word "schnell" (64) mean when translated into English?

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

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