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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Determination.
(c) Rage.
(d) Self-preservation.

2. 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 doubts his father's word.
(d) He curses.

3. 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) Florianska Street.
(d) Krakusa Street.

4. Yanek states that "Amon Goeth wouldn't have" which meal "each day until he'd killed at least one Jew" (72)?
(a) Supper.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Breakfast.

5. What is Yanek's first sign that his parents may have been captured by the Nazis?
(a) Uncle Abraham says he had seen them being led away.
(b) He believes he sees them being led away.
(c) He finds a note they had left for him.
(d) He returns to the pigeon coop to find them missing.

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

7. Who is Oskar?
(a) Yanek's grandfather.
(b) Yanek's cousin.
(c) Yanek's father.
(d) Yanek's uncle.

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

9. How old is Yanek when his parents are captured and taken away by the Nazis?
(a) 13.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

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

11. Oskar bases his estimate of the war's length on his faith in which country's impending resolve to enter the war?
(a) France.
(b) The United States.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Poland.

12. 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?
(a) 6.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

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

15. In Chapter 4, Oskar relents and takes Yanek out past curfew to what type of location?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A barn.
(c) A synagogue.
(d) A cafeteria.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object does Yanek's family use to cover the small window in the pigeon coop?

2. The Nazis make it a rule in Yanek's neighborhood in 1941 that how many families must live within each apartment?

3. What happens to the man who runs into the street in an attempt to save the synagogue from damage in Chapter 2?

4. Once a curfew was instituted in the ghetto, by what time of night were Jewish people required to be in their homes?

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

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