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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which prophet does Oskar name when pointing out the merits of Yanek's plan about the pigeon coop?
(a) Daniel.
(b) Isaiah.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) Ezekiel.

2. Into which of Yanek's limbs do the Nazis at Birkenau tattoo Yanek's prisoner number, B-3087?
(a) His left calf.
(b) The back of his neck.
(c) His left arm.
(d) His right arm.

3. What is a "panzer," (7) according to Yanek?
(a) A tank.
(b) A gun.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A wall.

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

5. Who is Amon Goeth?
(a) An executioner.
(b) A member of the SS.
(c) The Nazi Party Secretary.
(d) The commandant of the labor camp.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old is Yanek when his parents are captured and taken away by the Nazis?

3. When the Nazis come to Krakow and empty its hospitals, what do they do with the patients?

4. Which building in the now-abandoned ghetto of Krakow is Yanek assigned to clean after being taken there to work?

5. What is NOT one of Yanek's favorite topics to read books about?

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