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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 seated position.
(c) A squatting position.
(d) A standing position.

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

3. How many barrels for collecting human waste are allocated to 500 prisoners at Birkenau?
(a) 24.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 2.

4. As Yanek consumes snow from the cattle car's ventilation grate, he has a moment of longing for which of his late family members?
(a) His mother.
(b) His cousin.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

5. 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) 2 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 4 years.

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

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) One dozen.
(d) Hundreds.

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

9. 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) Fighting back.
(c) Saying goodbye to his bunkmates.
(d) Murdering at least one Nazi.

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

11. On the journey from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen, the first prisoners to die along the way according to Yanek are the prisoners without what?
(a) Water.
(b) Shoes.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Food.

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

13. 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) Salt.
(c) Ice.
(d) Copper.

14. 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 gets tattooed.
(b) He is whipped.
(c) He is assigned a work detail.
(d) He has his head shaven.

15. The radio tower Yanek sees as he and the other prisoners approach the Sachsenhausen concentration camp is located in what city?
(a) Brussels.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Amsterdam.
(d) Paris.

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

3. When Yanek has the urge to strike the prisoner he has just helped, what does he do instead?

4. Which nationality is not named in Yanek's portrait of the prisoners who begin singing Jewish songs in many different languages?

5. At the end of Chapter 14, a young boy is punished in what way when he is falsely accused of trying to escape?

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