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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?
(a) Baked goods.
(b) Luggage.
(c) Sports equipment.
(d) Shoes.

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

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

5. By the time Yanek's parents are seized by the Nazis, Yanek has been assigned a work detail in what kind of shop?
(a) A tailor shop.
(b) A shoemaker shop.
(c) A sundries shop.
(d) A butcher shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yanek when his parents are captured and taken away by the Nazis?

2. How many members of Yanek's family are living within the rooftop pigeon coop at the start of Chapter 7?

3. To what location does Yanek flee whenever the Rosenblum girls begin to argue too loudly in Yanek's family's apartment?

4. Yanek states that "Amon Goeth wouldn't have" which meal "each day until he'd killed at least one Jew" (72)?

5. During the two days of Deportation in Krakow, how many thousands of Jewish people are taken away by the Nazis?

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