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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Nazis make it a rule in Yanek's neighborhood in 1941 that how many families must live within each apartment?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. In what city does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Brussels.
(c) Paris.
(d) Krakow.

3. What numerical term does Yanek use to describe the number of people who have died during the long train trip to Birkenau?
(a) One dozen.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Several dozen.
(d) Scores.

4. What method of transportation do Yanek and the other prisoners use to reach the Sachsenhausen concentration camp?
(a) They take a train.
(b) They walk.
(c) They take a bus.
(d) They ride bicycles.

5. Which literary technique does Gratz use when he chooses the member of Yanek's family who will appear again at Plaszow labor camp?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Irony.
(d) Paradox.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two terms do the prisoners at Buchenwald use to refer to Commandant Koch's wife?

2. How many prisoners are living within the Dachau barracks that Yanek says had been built to house 250 prisoners?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 19, Yanek thinks he may be losing his mind when he hears the sound of what?

5. In what season of the year are Yanek and the other prisoners at Auschwitz moved to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp?

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