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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, what action does Yanek take for the first time?
(a) He doubts his uncle's word.
(b) He lies.
(c) He curses.
(d) He doubts his father's word.

2. Yanek entertains the family in Chapter 1 with the use of which object he had created himself?
(a) A projector.
(b) A kazoo.
(c) A stage.
(d) A guitar.

3. Which character is the first to greet Yanek and Oskar at the location to which they go after curfew?
(a) Uncle Moshe.
(b) Mina.
(c) Aunt Fela.
(d) Uncle Abraham.

4. Yanek tells the reader in Chapter 6 that he would trade "a week's worth of rations" (37) for one serving of which food prepared by his mother?
(a) Blueberry pie.
(b) Freshly baked bread.
(c) Tomato soup.
(d) Hand-churned butter.

5. How many times per week do the Nazis conduct Resettlements in Yanek's city, as they are described in Chapter 6?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?

2. Oskar tells the rest of the family that the war that would come to be called World War II would last how long?

3. What is a "panzer," (7) according to Yanek?

4. The director of the Judenrat informs the people of Krakow that he has been ordered by the Nazis to hand over how many thousands of Jewish people the following morning?

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?

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