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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Uncle Moshe tells the rest of the family that Hitler had said that "The Jews" in Europe must" (2) take what action?
(a) Die.
(b) Disappear.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Submit.

2. What is NOT one of Yanek's favorite topics to read books about?
(a) Exploration.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Doctors.
(d) America.

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) Metaphor.
(c) Irony.
(d) Hyperbole.

4. When another train passes the train on which Yanek is riding in Chapter 15, Yanek discovers that his train is heading toward which concentration camp?
(a) Treblinka.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Birkenau.
(d) Bergen-Belsen.

5. How many Jewish men are required to form a minyan?
(a) 12.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happens to the community synagogue in Yanek's neighborhood?

3. What is NOT a physical characteristic of the prisoner who steps in to help Yanek support the weight of his fellow prisoner on the trip from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen?

4. How old is the younger Polish boy on the train platform who shouts at the passing train passengers that they will be transformed into a particular substance?

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

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