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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of Yanek's family members argues with Oskar about his estimate of the war's length?
(a) Yanek's grandparents.
(b) Yanek's uncles.
(c) Yanek's cousins.
(d) Yanek's brothers.

2. At what age does a young Jewish man prepare to have a bar mitzvah?
(a) 11.
(b) 14.
(c) 12.
(d) 13.

3. Uncle Moshe tells the rest of the family that Hitler had said that "The Jews" in Europe must" (2) take what action?
(a) Disappear.
(b) Die.
(c) Submit.
(d) Surrender.

4. In what country does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Poland.
(d) Belgium.

5. 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?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the legal first name of the novel's protagonist, though he goes by the name Yanek?

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

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

5. Once a curfew was instituted in the ghetto, by what time of night were Jewish people required to be in their homes?

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