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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Yanek is placed into a queue at the beginning of Chapter 17 and he hears screams up ahead, what happens when it is his turn?
(a) He gets tattooed.
(b) He has his head shaven.
(c) He is assigned a work detail.
(d) He is whipped.

2. What location does every prisoner at Auschwitz do their best to avoid?
(a) The camp kitchens.
(b) The camp clinic.
(c) The latrines.
(d) The rock quarry.

3. For what reason is Yanek's family unable to warm themselves while living in the rooftop pigeon coop?
(a) The heat from a fire would be too extreme within a small space.
(b) Smoke from a fire will overwhelm the small space.
(c) Smoke from a fire will give away their location.
(d) No one has a way to acquire matches.

4. As Yanek and the other prisoners enter the gates of Auschwitz, they see a sign announcing that "work is" (148) what?
(a) Healing.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Mandatory.
(d) Salvation.

5. When Yanek makes his way to the front of the line to see Dr. Mengle at Auschwitz, how old does he claim to be?
(a) 18.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chapter 6 arrives, how old is Yanek?

2. What method do the Nazis use to transport Yanek and others when they are taken from the Krakow ghetto?

3. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?

4. Oskar bases his estimate of the war's length on his faith in which country's impending resolve to enter the war?

5. What happens to the man who runs into the street in an attempt to save the synagogue from damage in Chapter 2?

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