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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 3, what action does Yanek take for the first time?
(a) He curses.
(b) He lies.
(c) He doubts his father's word.
(d) He doubts his uncle's word.

2. Once Yanek realizes that his parents have been captured by the Nazis, his pain soon turns to "a stirring of" (61) which emotion?
(a) Determination.
(b) Self-preservation.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Rage.

3. After standing in a minyan for a fellow prisoner's bar mitzvah, Yanek tells the young man that which fact is "all that matters" (134)?
(a) They love God.
(b) The Allies are on their way.
(c) The Nazis are evil incarnate.
(d) They are alive.

4. What object does Yanek's family use to cover the small window in the pigeon coop?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A blanket.
(c) A sheet.
(d) A newspaper.

5. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?
(a) Mina.
(b) Martha.
(c) Lena.
(d) Sala.

Short Answer Questions

1. What numerical term does Yanek use to describe the number of people who have died during the long train trip to Birkenau?

2. What is NOT something Yanek associates with his formerly safe and happy self?

3. The night after the man claiming to have the surname of Finkelstein dies, Yanek dreams that statues made of what substance come to life?

4. By the end of Chapter 17, Yanek states that he has been imprisoned in concentration camps for what length of time?

5. In what country does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?

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