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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the German word "schnell" (64) mean when translated into English?
(a) Evil.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Beautiful.

2. What sound causes Yanek's mother to nearly scream and give away the family's location in the pigeon coop?
(a) Screaming.
(b) Gunshots.
(c) Crying children.
(d) The rattling of the rooftop door.

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

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

5. When Chapter 6 arrives, how old is Yanek?
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?

2. What type of structure becomes a home for Yanek and his family beginning in Chapter 5?

3. Which character is the first to greet Yanek and Oskar at the location to which they go after curfew?

4. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?

5. 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?

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