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

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

3. When the Nazis come to Krakow and empty its hospitals, what do they do with the patients?
(a) They shoot them in the street.
(b) They send them back to their families.
(c) They move them to a different hospital.
(d) They send them to concentration camps.

4. The protagonist goes by the name of Yanek, which is classified as what type of name?
(a) French.
(b) Polish.
(c) German.
(d) Yiddish.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. On what street do Yanek and his family live in an apartment at the time the narrative begins?

2. Yanek states that anyone caught trying to escape from the ghetto received what punishment?

3. 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?

4. How many members of Yanek's family are living within the rooftop pigeon coop at the start of Chapter 7?

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

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