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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the protagonist when the Germans invade his community?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

2. Uncle Moshe tells the rest of the family that Hitler had said that "The Jews" in Europe must" (2) take what action?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Submit.
(c) Disappear.
(d) Die.

3. Who is Oskar?
(a) Yanek's cousin.
(b) Yanek's uncle.
(c) Yanek's father.
(d) Yanek's grandfather.

4. What breed of dog is used by the Nazis in charge of the Plaszow labor camp?
(a) Rottweiler.
(b) Doberman.
(c) German Shepherd.
(d) Pit Bull.

5. In the first sentence of the novel, Yanek declares that if he had known about the events to come in the next how many years, he "would have eaten more" (1) and not complained about his bedtime or chores?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Amon Goeth?

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

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

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

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

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