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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Yanek when he reaches the Sachsenhausen concentration camp after being moved from Auschwitz?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 16.
(d) 14.

3. Which prophet does Oskar name when pointing out the merits of Yanek's plan about the pigeon coop?
(a) Ezekiel.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) Isaiah.

4. What happens to the man who runs into the street in an attempt to save the synagogue from damage in Chapter 2?
(a) He is unable to scrub the graffiti from its walls.
(b) He is unable to put out the flames.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is unable to keep the flood at bay.

5. In what year is Yanek moved to the Trzebinia concentration camp?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1939.
(d) 1947.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which member of Yanek's family feels most strongly that the family should come out of hiding?

2. What method of transportation do Yanek and the other prisoners use to reach the Sachsenhausen concentration camp?

3. Once Yanek realizes that his parents have been captured by the Nazis, his pain soon turns to "a stirring of" (61) which emotion?

4. What name do the prisoners at Birkenau bestow upon the camp storehouse that holds items stolen from Jewish prisoners?

5. With what object is the man beaten to death after it is determined that his name is not really Finkelstein?

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