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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of Yanek's family members argues with Oskar about his estimate of the war's length?
(a) Yanek's uncles.
(b) Yanek's grandparents.
(c) Yanek's brothers.
(d) Yanek's cousins.

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

3. Yanek's visit to which location saves him from his parents' fate of being taken by the Nazis?
(a) A synagogue.
(b) His uncle's bakery.
(c) A museum.
(d) A friend's house.

4. Once Yanek realizes that his parents have been captured by the Nazis, his pain soon turns to "a stirring of" (61) which emotion?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Self-preservation.
(c) Determination.
(d) Rage.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Nazis guarding Yanek and the others with him as they are removed from the Krakow ghetto are armed with which kind of weapons?

2. Which member of Yanek's family feels most strongly that the family should come out of hiding?

3. To what location does Yanek flee whenever the Rosenblum girls begin to argue too loudly in Yanek's family's apartment?

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

5. By the time Yanek's parents are seized by the Nazis, Yanek has been assigned a work detail in what kind of shop?

(see the answer key)

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