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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the community synagogue in Yanek's neighborhood?
(a) It is defaced with graffiti.
(b) It is burned down.
(c) It is shot up.
(d) It is taken over by Nazis.

2. What is a "panzer," (7) according to Yanek?
(a) An airplane.
(b) A tank.
(c) A wall.
(d) A gun.

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

4. Oskar bases his estimate of the war's length on his faith in which country's impending resolve to enter the war?
(a) The United States.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Poland.
(d) France.

5. What happens to the man who runs into the street in an attempt to save the synagogue from damage in Chapter 2?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is unable to scrub the graffiti from its walls.
(c) He is unable to keep the flood at bay.
(d) He is unable to put out the flames.

Short Answer Questions

1. Uncle Moshe tells the rest of the family that Hitler had said that "The Jews" in Europe must" (2) take what action?

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

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

4. What sort of weather is occurring during the trip Yanek and Oskar make outside past curfew in Chapter 4?

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

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