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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what object is the man beaten to death after it is determined that his name is not really Finkelstein?
(a) A rock.
(b) A brick.
(c) A shovel.
(d) A hammer.

2. In what season of the year are Yanek and the other prisoners at Auschwitz moved to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp?
(a) Spring.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Summer.
(d) Winter.

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

4. During the long train journey Yanek experiences in Chapter 15, he wakes up to discover that what event has taken place?
(a) The cattle car has begun to fill up with smoke.
(b) He can no longer feel his own feet.
(c) The man standing next to him has died.
(d) The cattle car has begun to fill up with water.

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

6. When new prisoners are brought to Auschwitz in Chapter 19, a long-time prisoner whispers to them that any children among them should claim to be what age?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 12.

7. What numerical term does Yanek use to describe the number of people who have died during the long train trip to Birkenau?
(a) Several dozen.
(b) Scores.
(c) Hundreds.
(d) One dozen.

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. 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 capture of his mother.
(c) The death of his Uncle Moshe.
(d) The death of his former bunkmate.

13. 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) Half a loaf of bread.
(b) A packet of gruel.
(c) One biscuit.
(d) One loaf of bread.

14. For what length of time is Yanek imprisoned at the Birkenau concentration camp before being moved to Auschwitz?
(a) Less than six months.
(b) Several years.
(c) A year and a half.
(d) A few months.

15. Yanek's first assigned task after he is moved to the Trzebinia concentration camp is to move a pile of what objects from one site to another?
(a) Bricks.
(b) Firewood.
(c) Rocks.
(d) Shoes.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what type of weapon does the kapo hit both Fred and Yanek in Chapter 20?

2. What method do the Nazis use to murder Fred once he becomes ill?

3. At the end of Chapter 19, Yanek thinks he may be losing his mind when he hears the sound of what?

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

5. The radio tower Yanek sees as he and the other prisoners approach the Sachsenhausen concentration camp is located in what city?

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