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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After standing in a minyan for a fellow prisoner's bar mitzvah, Yanek tells the young man that which fact is "all that matters" (134)?
(a) They love God.
(b) The Allies are on their way.
(c) They are alive.
(d) The Nazis are evil incarnate.

3. When another train passes the train on which Yanek is riding in Chapter 15, Yanek discovers that his train is heading toward which concentration camp?
(a) Bergen-Belsen.
(b) Treblinka.
(c) Birkenau.
(d) Auschwitz.

4. 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) Iron.
(b) Ice.
(c) Copper.
(d) Salt.

5. Upon arriving at the Trzebinia concentration camp, Yanek vows that he will not be killed without first taking what action?
(a) Saying a prayer of remembrance for his family.
(b) Murdering at least one Nazi.
(c) Saying goodbye to his bunkmates.
(d) Fighting back.

6. Of what type of material is the floor of Yanek's barrack at Birkenau made?
(a) Metal.
(b) Mud.
(c) Wood.
(d) Plastic.

7. In what year does Yanek arrive at the Sachsenhausen camp?
(a) 1943.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1942.

8. What is the name of the salt mine in which Yanek is put to work in 1943?
(a) Berchtesgaden.
(b) Morsleben.
(c) Merkers.
(d) Wieliczka.

9. When Yanek is placed into a queue at the beginning of Chapter 17 and he hears screams up ahead, what happens when it is his turn?
(a) He is assigned a work detail.
(b) He is whipped.
(c) He gets tattooed.
(d) He has his head shaven.

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

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

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

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

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

15. Though Yanek knows that he is still a young man when he arrives at Auschwitz, he declares that he appears to be a man of what age?
(a) 80.
(b) 60.
(c) 50.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what length of time is Yanek imprisoned at the Birkenau concentration camp before being moved to Auschwitz?

2. About how many people are imprisoned within the Auschwitz concentration camp at the time Yanek and the others are moved to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp?

3. What method of transportation do Yanek and the other prisoners use to reach the Sachsenhausen concentration camp?

4. Once Yanek finds out where his train is headed in Chapter 15, a man nearby gives Yanek advice about what topic?

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

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