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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Into which of Yanek's limbs do the Nazis at Birkenau tattoo Yanek's prisoner number, B-3087?
(a) His left calf.
(b) The back of his neck.
(c) His right arm.
(d) His left arm.

2. When Chapter 6 arrives, how old is Yanek?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

3. The term "Muselmann" (96) is used by prisoners to refer to a person with what condition?
(a) Shingles.
(b) Rickets.
(c) Severe malnutrition.
(d) Gout.

4. At the start of Chapter 18, Yanek vows to take which action every single morning from that point forward?
(a) Write a poem.
(b) Scrub his body.
(c) Drink a cup of water.
(d) Say a prayer.

5. What sound causes Yanek's mother to nearly scream and give away the family's location in the pigeon coop?
(a) Crying children.
(b) The rattling of the rooftop door.
(c) Gunshots.
(d) Screaming.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Yanek's visit to which location saves him from his parents' fate of being taken by the Nazis?

3. One evening, the Nazis announce that if all Jewish people do not go home by what time of night, they will be shot once they are found?

4. For how many hours does Yanek remain inside the motionless cattle car while the other cars are loaded with Jewish people?

5. The young Polish boy in Chapter 15 shouts at the passing train passengers that they will soon be turned into what substance?

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