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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What method do the Nazis use to transport Yanek and others when they are taken from the Krakow ghetto?
(a) Train.
(b) On foot.
(c) Caravan.
(d) Truck.

3. Yanek is able to obtain what item of clothing at Birkenau that he considers crucial for his survival?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A hat.
(c) A coat.
(d) A pair of shoes.

4. Yanek entertains the family in Chapter 1 with the use of which object he had created himself?
(a) A guitar.
(b) A kazoo.
(c) A projector.
(d) A stage.

5. At the end of Chapter 14, a young boy is punished in what way when he is falsely accused of trying to escape?
(a) He is publicly hung.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is not fed for one week.
(d) He is beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Across the street from Yanek's family's apartment building lies what kind of temporary institution?

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

3. Yanek recalls being told by an SS guard upon his entry into Auschwitz that the only way to get out of the camp involved which object?

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

5. What sort of weather is occurring during the trip Yanek and Oskar make outside past curfew in Chapter 4?

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