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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. Into which of Yanek's limbs do the Nazis at Birkenau tattoo Yanek's prisoner number, B-3087?
(a) His left arm.
(b) His left calf.
(c) His right arm.
(d) The back of his neck.

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

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

5. How many Jewish men are required to form a minyan?
(a) 12.
(b) 8.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

6. Which nationality is not named in Yanek's portrait of the prisoners who begin singing Jewish songs in many different languages?
(a) Italian.
(b) Czech.
(c) Belgian.
(d) French.

7. Yanek recalls being told by an SS guard upon his entry into Auschwitz that the only way to get out of the camp involved which object?
(a) A chimney.
(b) A bullet.
(c) A noose.
(d) A miracle.

8. Yanek is able to obtain what item of clothing at Birkenau that he considers crucial for his survival?
(a) A pair of shoes.
(b) A hat.
(c) A scarf.
(d) A coat.

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

10. What method do the Nazis use to murder Fred once he becomes ill?
(a) Suffocation.
(b) Drowning.
(c) Shooting.
(d) Hanging.

11. 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) Shoulder.
(b) Back.
(c) Elbow.
(d) Head.

12. At the end of Chapter 18, Yanek has a dream that which person is chasing him?
(a) Uncle Moshe.
(b) Adolf Hitler.
(c) Dr. Mengele.
(d) Amon Goethe.

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

14. The night after the man claiming to have the surname of Finkelstein dies, Yanek dreams that statues made of what substance come to life?
(a) Ice.
(b) Salt.
(c) Copper.
(d) Iron.

15. What are the two different colors of stripes on the prisoners' uniforms at Auschwitz?
(a) Black and white.
(b) White and gray.
(c) Blue and red.
(d) Blue and gray.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what season of the year are Yanek and the other prisoners at Auschwitz moved to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp?

3. In Chapter 17, after Yanek verbally surrenders to death inside the gas chamber, what substance comes out of the showerhead instead of gas?

4. The man who claims to have the last name of Finkelstein turns out to have inhabited which position in the past?

5. What is NOT a smell Yanek detects when he is placed into a cattle car at the beginning of Chapter 15?

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