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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Yanek when his parents are captured and taken away by the Nazis?
(a) 14.
(b) 15.
(c) 13.
(d) 12.

3. What happens to the community synagogue in Yanek's neighborhood?
(a) It is burned down.
(b) It is shot up.
(c) It is defaced with graffiti.
(d) It is taken over by Nazis.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What method do the Nazis use to transport Yanek and others when they are taken from the Krakow ghetto?

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

3. What is the first boon Yanek receives as a result of finding money in Krakow?

4. How old is the protagonist when the Germans invade his community?

5. Yanek states that by the time the summer of what year arrives, he is the only member of his family who remains in the Krakow ghetto?

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