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

2. When Yanek is placed into a queue at the beginning of Chapter 17 and he hears screams up ahead, what happens when it is his turn?
(a) He is whipped.
(b) He is assigned a work detail.
(c) He has his head shaven.
(d) He gets tattooed.

3. For what length of time is Yanek imprisoned at the Birkenau concentration camp before being moved to Auschwitz?
(a) A few months.
(b) Several years.
(c) Less than six months.
(d) A year and a half.

4. What numerical term does Yanek use to describe the number of people who have died during the long train trip to Birkenau?
(a) One dozen.
(b) Hundreds.
(c) Scores.
(d) Several dozen.

5. What advice does Yanek's family member at Plaszow repeat to him over and over?
(a) Start planning an escape.
(b) Do nothing to stand out.
(c) Be as helpful and kind as possible.
(d) Do not make eye contact with other Jews.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Yanek's visit to which location saves him from his parents' fate of being taken by the Nazis?

3. Into which of Yanek's limbs do the Nazis at Birkenau tattoo Yanek's prisoner number, B-3087?

4. Oskar bases his estimate of the war's length on his faith in which country's impending resolve to enter the war?

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

(see the answer key)

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