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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) Jagiellonska Street.
(b) Florianska Street.
(c) Krakusa Street.
(d) Grodzka Street.

2. What is the first boon Yanek receives as a result of finding money in Krakow?
(a) An orange.
(b) Half a loaf of bread.
(c) A stick of butter.
(d) An egg.

3. The protagonist goes by the name of Yanek, which is classified as what type of name?
(a) French.
(b) Polish.
(c) German.
(d) Yiddish.

4. Yanek's visit to which location saves him from his parents' fate of being taken by the Nazis?
(a) His uncle's bakery.
(b) A museum.
(c) A synagogue.
(d) A friend's house.

5. What is a "panzer," (7) according to Yanek?
(a) A gun.
(b) A wall.
(c) An airplane.
(d) A tank.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Yanek and the other prisoners enter the gates of Auschwitz, they see a sign announcing that "work is" (148) what?

2. What type of structure becomes a home for Yanek and his family beginning in Chapter 5?

3. Yanek states that by the time the summer of what year arrives, he is the only member of his family who remains in the Krakow ghetto?

4. To what location does Yanek flee whenever the Rosenblum girls begin to argue too loudly in Yanek's family's apartment?

5. How old is the protagonist when the Germans invade his community?

(see the answer key)

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