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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 does the German word "schnell" (64) mean when translated into English?
(a) Beautiful.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Evil.
(d) Quiet.

2. On what street do Yanek and his family live in an apartment at the time the narrative begins?
(a) Krakusa Street.
(b) Grodzka Street.
(c) Jagiellonska Street.
(d) Florianska Street.

3. When another train passes the train on which Yanek is riding in Chapter 15, Yanek discovers that his train is heading toward which concentration camp?
(a) Birkenau.
(b) Bergen-Belsen.
(c) Auschwitz.
(d) Treblinka.

4. What substance is found to have been placed within the wounds of the man claiming to have the last name of Finkelstein?
(a) Lemon juice.
(b) Salt.
(c) Motor oil.
(d) Salve.

5. Upon arriving at the Trzebinia concentration camp, Yanek vows that he will not be killed without first taking what action?
(a) Saying goodbye to his bunkmates.
(b) Murdering at least one Nazi.
(c) Fighting back.
(d) Saying a prayer of remembrance for his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does a young Jewish man prepare to have a bar mitzvah?

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

3. Who is Amon Goeth?

4. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?

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

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