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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Nazis guarding Yanek and the others with him as they are removed from the Krakow ghetto are armed with which kind of weapons?
(a) Machine guns.
(b) Machetes.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Pistols.

2. One day when Yanek returns to the Plaszow labor camp, he is told that which member of his family is dead?
(a) Sala.
(b) Mina.
(c) Uncle Moshe.
(d) Oskar.

3. Which literary technique does Gratz use when he chooses the member of Yanek's family who will appear again at Plaszow labor camp?
(a) Paradox.
(b) Irony.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Metaphor.

4. The director of the Judenrat informs the people of Krakow that he has been ordered by the Nazis to hand over how many thousands of Jewish people the following morning?
(a) 7.
(b) 50.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which prophet does Oskar name when pointing out the merits of Yanek's plan about the pigeon coop?

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. Including Yanek, how many prisoners are moved to the location that turns out to be a salt mine?

4. Which character is the first to greet Yanek and Oskar at the location to which they go after curfew?

5. 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?

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