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

2. At the end of Chapter 18, Yanek has a dream that which person is chasing him?
(a) Amon Goethe.
(b) Dr. Mengele.
(c) Uncle Moshe.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

3. 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 keep the flood at bay.
(b) He is unable to scrub the graffiti from its walls.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He is unable to put out the flames.

4. At the end of Chapter 3, what action does Yanek take for the first time?
(a) He doubts his uncle's word.
(b) He lies.
(c) He curses.
(d) He doubts his father's word.

5. Which past tense verb do the Nazis use when threatening to take action regarding the Jewish ghetto of Krakow?
(a) Destroyed.
(b) Razed.
(c) Liquidated.
(d) Incinerated.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the journey from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen, the first prisoners to die along the way according to Yanek are the prisoners without what?

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

3. Which member of Yanek's family feels most strongly that the family should remain in hiding within the pigeon coop?

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

5. What breed of dog is used by the Nazis in charge of the Plaszow labor camp?

(see the answer key)

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