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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Yanek's first sign that his parents may have been captured by the Nazis?
(a) He believes he sees them being led away.
(b) Uncle Abraham says he had seen them being led away.
(c) He finds a note they had left for him.
(d) He returns to the pigeon coop to find them missing.

2. What sort of weather is occurring during the trip Yanek and Oskar make outside past curfew in Chapter 4?
(a) Snow.
(b) Wind.
(c) Rain.
(d) Sleet.

3. For how many hours does Yanek remain inside the motionless cattle car while the other cars are loaded with Jewish people?
(a) 12.
(b) 24.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

4. Which past tense verb do the Nazis use when threatening to take action regarding the Jewish ghetto of Krakow?
(a) Razed.
(b) Destroyed.
(c) Incinerated.
(d) Liquidated.

5. How many barrels for collecting human waste are allocated to 500 prisoners at Birkenau?
(a) 12.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Yanek consumes snow from the cattle car's ventilation grate, he has a moment of longing for which of his late family members?

2. What sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?

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

4. What advice does Yanek's family member at Plaszow repeat to him over and over?

5. How many siblings does Yanek have in the narrative?

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