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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which member of Yanek's family feels most strongly that the family should remain in hiding within the pigeon coop?
(a) Yanek.
(b) Uncle Moshe.
(c) Uncle Abraham.
(d) Oskar.

2. The director of the Judenrat informs the people of Krakow that he has been ordered by the Nazis to hand over how many thousands of Jewish people the following morning?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 50.

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

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

5. What sort of weather is occurring during the trip Yanek and Oskar make outside past curfew in Chapter 4?
(a) Wind.
(b) Sleet.
(c) Snow.
(d) Rain.

6. By the time Yanek's parents are seized by the Nazis, Yanek has been assigned a work detail in what kind of shop?
(a) A sundries shop.
(b) A butcher shop.
(c) A tailor shop.
(d) A shoemaker shop.

7. Who is Amon Goeth?
(a) The commandant of the labor camp.
(b) The Nazi Party Secretary.
(c) A member of the SS.
(d) An executioner.

8. What happens to the community synagogue in Yanek's neighborhood?
(a) It is burned down.
(b) It is shot up.
(c) It is defaced with graffiti.
(d) It is taken over by Nazis.

9. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?
(a) Martha.
(b) Sala.
(c) Mina.
(d) Lena.

10. When Chapter 6 arrives, how old is Yanek?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 10.

11. What object does Yanek's family use to cover the small window in the pigeon coop?
(a) A scarf.
(b) A newspaper.
(c) A blanket.
(d) A sheet.

12. What is the legal first name of the novel's protagonist, though he goes by the name Yanek?
(a) Jakob.
(b) Jacques.
(c) Jedediah.
(d) Hans.

13. Yanek tells the reader in Chapter 6 that he would trade "a week's worth of rations" (37) for one serving of which food prepared by his mother?
(a) Tomato soup.
(b) Hand-churned butter.
(c) Blueberry pie.
(d) Freshly baked bread.

14. How many times per week do the Nazis conduct Resettlements in Yanek's city, as they are described in Chapter 6?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 7.
(d) 3.

15. Which character is the first to greet Yanek and Oskar at the location to which they go after curfew?
(a) Uncle Abraham.
(b) Mina.
(c) Aunt Fela.
(d) Uncle Moshe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Yanek states that "Amon Goeth wouldn't have" which meal "each day until he'd killed at least one Jew" (72)?

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?

3. What sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?

4. Which literary technique does Gratz use when he chooses the member of Yanek's family who will appear again at Plaszow labor camp?

5. In what country does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?

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