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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. On what street do Yanek and his family live in an apartment at the time the narrative begins?
(a) Krakusa Street.
(b) Jagiellonska Street.
(c) Florianska Street.
(d) Grodzka Street.

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

4. How many members of Yanek's family are living within the rooftop pigeon coop at the start of Chapter 7?
(a) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 12.
(d) 10.

5. 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) 3.
(d) 2.

6. For what reason is Yanek's family unable to warm themselves while living in the rooftop pigeon coop?
(a) The heat from a fire would be too extreme within a small space.
(b) No one has a way to acquire matches.
(c) Smoke from a fire will give away their location.
(d) Smoke from a fire will overwhelm the small space.

7. 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) 6.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 7.

8. Yanek states that by the time the summer of what year arrives, he is the only member of his family who remains in the Krakow ghetto?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1945.

9. Uncle Moshe tells the rest of the family that Hitler had said that "The Jews" in Europe must" (2) take what action?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Disappear.
(c) Submit.
(d) Die.

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

11. The protagonist goes by the name of Yanek, which is classified as what type of name?
(a) German.
(b) French.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) Polish.

12. 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 synagogue.
(d) A friend's house.

13. Across the street from Yanek's family's apartment building lies what kind of temporary institution?
(a) A school.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A census office.
(d) A post office.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How many siblings does Yanek have in the narrative?

4. The Nazis guarding Yanek and the others with him as they are removed from the Krakow ghetto are armed with which kind of weapons?

5. What method do the Nazis use to transport Yanek and others when they are taken from the Krakow ghetto?

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