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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old had Yanek been when World War II had begun?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 11.
(d) 10.

2. At the end of Chapter 14, a young boy is punished in what way when he is falsely accused of trying to escape?
(a) He is not fed for one week.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is publicly hung.
(d) He is beaten.

3. When Yanek has the urge to strike the prisoner he has just helped, what does he do instead?
(a) He remains quiet.
(b) He yells aloud.
(c) He pounds his fists on the ground.
(d) He strikes his own legs.

4. When Yanek reaches the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, he must sleep in a single bunk with how many other men?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

5. The man who claims to have the last name of Finkelstein turns out to have inhabited which position in the past?
(a) A Judenrat police officer.
(b) A tailor.
(c) An SS guard.
(d) A kapo.

6. What method of transportation do Yanek and the other prisoners use to reach the Sachsenhausen concentration camp?
(a) They take a bus.
(b) They ride bicycles.
(c) They take a train.
(d) They walk.

7. In what year does Yanek arrive at the Auschwitz concentration camp?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1944.

8. Once Yanek's first dawn arrives at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Yanek sees that the camp is littered with what?
(a) Corpses.
(b) Nazi flags.
(c) Shell casings.
(d) Personal effects of the dead.

9. What name do the prisoners at Birkenau bestow upon the camp storehouse that holds items stolen from Jewish prisoners?
(a) Canada.
(b) Panama.
(c) California.
(d) Peru.

10. What food item do the Nazis provide to each prisoner that they say must last for the entirety of the journey from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen?
(a) One loaf of bread.
(b) Half a loaf of bread.
(c) One biscuit.
(d) A packet of gruel.

11. What name do the prisoners at Birkenau bestow upon the new addition to camp that is officially called "new camp B III" (136)?
(a) Baja.
(b) Haiti.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Mexico.

12. When Yanek helps a fellow prisoner to continue on with the journey from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen, what body part of the prisoner's does Yanek prop up onto his own body?
(a) Back.
(b) Head.
(c) Shoulder.
(d) Elbow.

13. Whose advice is Yanek ignoring when he forms a close friendship with Fred?
(a) Uncle Abraham's.
(b) Mina's.
(c) Oskar's.
(d) Uncle Moshe's.

14. Once Yanek finds out where his train is headed in Chapter 15, a man nearby gives Yanek advice about what topic?
(a) Religion.
(b) Murder.
(c) Grief.
(d) The gas chambers.

15. At the end of Chapter 19, Yanek thinks he may be losing his mind when he hears the sound of what?
(a) Bombing.
(b) Ocean waves.
(c) Singing.
(d) His mother's voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many hours does Yanek remain inside the motionless cattle car while the other cars are loaded with Jewish people?

2. Yanek is able to obtain what item of clothing at Birkenau that he considers crucial for his survival?

3. What numerical term does Yanek use to describe the number of people who have died during the long train trip to Birkenau?

4. What is NOT a physical characteristic of the prisoner who steps in to help Yanek support the weight of his fellow prisoner on the trip from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen?

5. At the end of Chapter 18, Yanek has a dream that which person is chasing him?

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