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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of Yanek's family is he overjoyed to locate within the Plaszow labor camp?
(a) Uncle Abraham.
(b) Mina.
(c) Uncle Moshe.
(d) Sala.

2. What specific gift from the American soldiers does Yanek cry about when he holds it in his hands?
(a) A puppy.
(b) A pillow case.
(c) A toothbrush.
(d) A mirror.

3. During the long train journey Yanek experiences in Chapter 15, he wakes up to discover that what event has taken place?
(a) The cattle car has begun to fill up with water.
(b) The cattle car has begun to fill up with smoke.
(c) The man standing next to him has died.
(d) He can no longer feel his own feet.

4. What name do the prisoners at Birkenau bestow upon the camp storehouse that holds items stolen from Jewish prisoners?
(a) Peru.
(b) Panama.
(c) Canada.
(d) California.

5. When Yanek helps a fellow prisoner to continue on with the journey from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen, what body part of the prisoner's does Yanek prop up onto his own body?
(a) Shoulder.
(b) Elbow.
(c) Head.
(d) Back.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many days has Yanek gone without food before he asks a former acquaintance for some bread?

2. Yanek's prisoner uniform features stripes in which two colors?

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

4. What substance is found to have been placed within the wounds of the man claiming to have the last name of Finkelstein?

5. At the end of Chapter 18, Yanek has a dream that which person is chasing him?

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