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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

2. How much money does Yanek find during his work detail in the abandoned ghetto of Krakow?
(a) 3,000 zloty.
(b) 500 zloty.
(c) 5,000 zloty.
(d) 2,000 zloty.

3. What is the first boon Yanek receives as a result of finding money in Krakow?
(a) A stick of butter.
(b) Half a loaf of bread.
(c) An egg.
(d) An orange.

4. Yanek's prisoner uniform features stripes in which two colors?
(a) Blue and white.
(b) Black and white.
(c) Gray and white.
(d) Blue and gray.

5. What type of structure becomes a home for Yanek and his family beginning in Chapter 5?
(a) A custodial closet.
(b) A utility room.
(c) An underground bunker.
(d) A pigeon coop.

Short Answer Questions

1. The Nazis make it a rule in Yanek's neighborhood in 1941 that how many families must live within each apartment?

2. Once Yanek realizes that his parents have been captured by the Nazis, his pain soon turns to "a stirring of" (61) which emotion?

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

4. Which literary technique does Gratz use when he chooses the member of Yanek's family who will appear again at Plaszow labor camp?

5. What sound causes Yanek's mother to nearly scream and give away the family's location in the pigeon coop?

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