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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Oskar tells the rest of the family that the war that would come to be called World War II would last how long?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 3 weeks.

3. The narrative of the novel starts at the beginning of what month?
(a) October.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) September.

4. What breed of dog is used by the Nazis in charge of the Plaszow labor camp?
(a) Rottweiler.
(b) Pit Bull.
(c) German Shepherd.
(d) Doberman.

5. Once a curfew was instituted in the ghetto, by what time of night were Jewish people required to be in their homes?
(a) 8.
(b) 11.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

6. Yanek entertains the family in Chapter 1 with the use of which object he had created himself?
(a) A kazoo.
(b) A projector.
(c) A stage.
(d) A guitar.

7. When the Nazis come to Krakow and empty its hospitals, what do they do with the patients?
(a) They move them to a different hospital.
(b) They send them to concentration camps.
(c) They shoot them in the street.
(d) They send them back to their families.

8. One evening, the Nazis announce that if all Jewish people do not go home by what time of night, they will be shot once they are found?
(a) 8.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

9. Which prophet does Oskar name when pointing out the merits of Yanek's plan about the pigeon coop?
(a) Ezekiel.
(b) Daniel.
(c) Isaiah.
(d) Jeremiah.

10. In what country does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?
(a) Poland.
(b) France.
(c) Belgium.
(d) Germany.

11. How much money does Yanek find during his work detail in the abandoned ghetto of Krakow?
(a) 5,000 zloty.
(b) 500 zloty.
(c) 2,000 zloty.
(d) 3,000 zloty.

12. Which group of Yanek's family members argues with Oskar about his estimate of the war's length?
(a) Yanek's uncles.
(b) Yanek's grandparents.
(c) Yanek's cousins.
(d) Yanek's brothers.

13. 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) Submit.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Disappear.

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

15. What method do the Nazis use to transport Yanek and others when they are taken from the Krakow ghetto?
(a) Train.
(b) Truck.
(c) Caravan.
(d) On foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Amon Goeth?

2. For what reason is Yanek's family unable to warm themselves while living in the rooftop pigeon coop?

3. Which member of Yanek's family is he overjoyed to locate within the Plaszow labor camp?

4. At the end of Chapter 3, what action does Yanek take for the first time?

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

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