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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One day when Yanek returns to the Plaszow labor camp, he is told that which member of his family is dead?
(a) Sala.
(b) Mina.
(c) Oskar.
(d) Uncle Moshe.

2. With what object do the SS officers tie an animal to a fence as Yanek looks on?
(a) A belt.
(b) A leather strap.
(c) A hangman's noose.
(d) A piece of twine.

3. As Yanek is transported to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp, he seeks refuge from "the horror, the thirst, and the starvation" (212) by engaging in what activity?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Thinking.
(c) Running.
(d) Weightlifting.

4. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?
(a) Martha.
(b) Mina.
(c) Lena.
(d) Sala.

5. On what street do Yanek and his family live in an apartment at the time the narrative begins?
(a) Jagiellonska Street.
(b) Grodzka Street.
(c) Florianska Street.
(d) Krakusa Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yanek states that "Amon Goeth wouldn't have" which meal "each day until he'd killed at least one Jew" (72)?

2. When Yanek makes his way to the front of the line to see Dr. Mengle at Auschwitz, how old does he claim to be?

3. The narrative of the novel starts at the beginning of what month?

4. When new prisoners are brought to Auschwitz in Chapter 19, a long-time prisoner whispers to them that any children among them should claim to be what age?

5. At the end of Chapter 14, a young boy is punished in what way when he is falsely accused of trying to escape?

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