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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old had Yanek been when World War II had begun?
(a) 12.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

2. Though Yanek knows that he is still a young man when he arrives at Auschwitz, he declares that he appears to be a man of what age?
(a) 50.
(b) 40.
(c) 80.
(d) 60.

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

4. Oskar bases his estimate of the war's length on his faith in which country's impending resolve to enter the war?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) The United States.

5. What substance is found to have been placed within the wounds of the man claiming to have the last name of Finkelstein?
(a) Lemon juice.
(b) Salve.
(c) Salt.
(d) Motor oil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What numerical term does Yanek use to describe the number of people who have died during the long train trip to Birkenau?

2. How old is the younger Polish boy on the train platform who shouts at the passing train passengers that they will be transformed into a particular substance?

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. Who is Amon Goeth?

5. Yanek is shocked to discover that which person familiar to him is also heading toward Dachau?

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