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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Upon arriving at the Trzebinia concentration camp, Yanek vows that he will not be killed without first taking what action?
(a) Saying goodbye to his bunkmates.
(b) Fighting back.
(c) Murdering at least one Nazi.
(d) Saying a prayer of remembrance for his family.

2. 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?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. The Nazis make it a rule in Yanek's neighborhood in 1941 that how many families must live within each apartment?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

4. 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) Florianska Street.
(d) Grodzka Street.

5. What sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Sports equipment.
(c) Luggage.
(d) Baked goods.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the German word "schnell" (64) mean when translated into English?

2. The term "Muselmann" (96) is used by prisoners to refer to a person with what condition?

3. What substance is found to have been placed within the wounds of the man claiming to have the last name of Finkelstein?

4. Yanek's first assigned task after he is moved to the Trzebinia concentration camp is to move a pile of what objects from one site to another?

5. The protagonist goes by the name of Yanek, which is classified as what type of name?

(see the answer key)

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