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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of Yanek's family members argues with Oskar about his estimate of the war's length?
(a) Yanek's uncles.
(b) Yanek's grandparents.
(c) Yanek's brothers.
(d) Yanek's cousins.

2. How much money does Yanek find during his work detail in the abandoned ghetto of Krakow?
(a) 2,000 zloty.
(b) 5,000 zloty.
(c) 500 zloty.
(d) 3,000 zloty.

3. What sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Luggage.
(c) Baked goods.
(d) Sports equipment.

4. One evening, the Nazis announce that if all Jewish people do not go home by what time of night, they will be shot once they are found?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

5. Which member of Yanek's family feels most strongly that the family should remain in hiding within the pigeon coop?
(a) Oskar.
(b) Yanek.
(c) Uncle Abraham.
(d) Uncle Moshe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Oskar tells the rest of the family that the war that would come to be called World War II would last how long?

2. What advice does Yanek's family member at Plaszow repeat to him over and over?

3. For what reason is Yanek's family unable to warm themselves while living in the rooftop pigeon coop?

4. The Nazis make it a rule in Yanek's neighborhood in 1941 that how many families must live within each apartment?

5. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yanek contrast his own reaction to the closing of his school with the reactions of his peers?

2. How does Yanek acquire 2,000 units of the currency called zloty?

3. Who hides within the pigeon coop on the roof of Yanek's apartment building?

4. What is Uncle Moshe's ultimate fate and how does Yanek discover it?

5. How does Gratz employ foreshadowing in association with Mina's wedding ring?

6. How is foreshadowing used within the opening passage of the novel?

7. What terrible news does Uncle Moshe deliver to Yanek?

8. How does the theme of determination emerge within Yanek's journey?

9. In Chapter 8, Yanek and his father begin to leave the pigeon coop each day for what purpose?

10. In what way does Gratz demonstrate the importance of religious beliefs and traditions within Yanek's family?

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