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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Yanek arrives at the Birkenau concentration camp, he cries for the first time since the occurrence of which event?
(a) The capture of his father.
(b) The death of his Uncle Moshe.
(c) The death of his former bunkmate.
(d) The capture of his mother.

2. How old is Yanek when he reaches the Sachsenhausen concentration camp after being moved from Auschwitz?
(a) 13.
(b) 16.
(c) 14.
(d) 15.

3. What item does Yanek lose while providing assistance to another prisoner on the journey from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen?
(a) A key.
(b) A hunk of bread.
(c) A wooden toy.
(d) A Star of David armband.

4. When Yanek arrives at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Chapter 24, it is his seventh concentration camp in "less than" how many "years" (196)?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. With what type of weapon does the kapo hit both Fred and Yanek in Chapter 20?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A ladle.
(c) A club.
(d) A baseball bat.

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

7. How many days are the prisoners into their journey from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen when Yanek begins to help a fellow prisoner keep going?
(a) 3 or 4.
(b) 6 or 7.
(c) 12 or 13.
(d) 9 or 10.

8. As Yanek and the other prisoners enter the gates of Auschwitz, they see a sign announcing that "work is" (148) what?
(a) Healing.
(b) Salvation.
(c) Mandatory.
(d) Freedom.

9. By the end of Chapter 17, Yanek states that he has been imprisoned in concentration camps for what length of time?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 6 months.

10. The "Sachsenhausen salute" involves torturing a prisoner by forcing him to remain in what type of position for hours at a time without moving?
(a) A kneeling position.
(b) A standing position.
(c) A squatting position.
(d) A seated position.

11. Yanek finds within his bunk at Birkenau a small toy resembling what creature?
(a) A horse.
(b) A frog.
(c) A rabbit.
(d) A dog.

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

13. For how many hours does Yanek remain inside the motionless cattle car while the other cars are loaded with Jewish people?
(a) 12.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 24.

14. The Sachsenhausen concentration camp's gates display the same motto as which other concentration camp in which Yanek has lived?
(a) Plaszow.
(b) Auschwitz.
(c) Bergen-Belsen.
(d) Wieliczka.

15. The term "Muselmann" (96) is used by prisoners to refer to a person with what condition?
(a) Rickets.
(b) Severe malnutrition.
(c) Gout.
(d) Shingles.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the start of Chapter 19, Yanek states that when he gets to Auschwitz, he is how old?

2. 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?

3. Including Yanek, how many prisoners are moved to the location that turns out to be a salt mine?

4. What substance is found to have been placed within the wounds of the man claiming to have the last name of Finkelstein?

5. What location does every prisoner at Auschwitz do their best to avoid?

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