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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Nazis guarding Yanek and the others with him as they are removed from the Krakow ghetto are armed with which kind of weapons?
(a) Machetes.
(b) Pistols.
(c) Bayonets.
(d) Machine guns.

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

3. 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) 3.
(d) 7.

4. How many siblings does Yanek have in the narrative?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 0.

5. Once Yanek realizes that his parents have been captured by the Nazis, his pain soon turns to "a stirring of" (61) which emotion?
(a) Determination.
(b) Rage.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Self-preservation.

6. Yanek's visit to which location saves him from his parents' fate of being taken by the Nazis?
(a) A museum.
(b) His uncle's bakery.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) A synagogue.

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

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

9. What type of structure becomes a home for Yanek and his family beginning in Chapter 5?
(a) An underground bunker.
(b) A pigeon coop.
(c) A utility room.
(d) A custodial closet.

10. Which member of Yanek's family is he overjoyed to locate within the Plaszow labor camp?
(a) Sala.
(b) Mina.
(c) Uncle Abraham.
(d) Uncle Moshe.

11. The Nazis make it a rule in Yanek's neighborhood in 1941 that how many families must live within each apartment?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

12. 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) Freshly baked bread.
(b) Hand-churned butter.
(c) Blueberry pie.
(d) Tomato soup.

13. One day when Yanek returns to the Plaszow labor camp, he is told that which member of his family is dead?
(a) Sala.
(b) Uncle Moshe.
(c) Oskar.
(d) Mina.

14. 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.

15. How old is the protagonist when the Germans invade his community?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is Oskar?

3. How old is Yanek when his parents are captured and taken away by the Nazis?

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

5. Which past tense verb do the Nazis use when threatening to take action regarding the Jewish ghetto of Krakow?

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