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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. To what location does Yanek flee whenever the Rosenblum girls begin to argue too loudly in Yanek's family's apartment?
(a) The hallway.
(b) The rooftop.
(c) The pigeon coop.
(d) The attic.

2. Yanek tells the reader in Chapter 6 that he would trade "a week's worth of rations" (37) for one serving of which food prepared by his mother?
(a) Hand-churned butter.
(b) Freshly baked bread.
(c) Tomato soup.
(d) Blueberry pie.

3. Yanek's visit to which location saves him from his parents' fate of being taken by the Nazis?
(a) A friend's house.
(b) His uncle's bakery.
(c) A museum.
(d) A synagogue.

4. Yanek's prisoner uniform features stripes in which two colors?
(a) Blue and gray.
(b) Blue and white.
(c) Black and white.
(d) Gray and white.

5. One day when Yanek returns to the Plaszow labor camp, he is told that which member of his family is dead?
(a) Uncle Moshe.
(b) Oskar.
(c) Mina.
(d) Sala.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the protagonist when the Germans invade his community?

2. Which building in the now-abandoned ghetto of Krakow is Yanek assigned to clean after being taken there to work?

3. Who is Amon Goeth?

4. How many times per week do the Nazis conduct Resettlements in Yanek's city, as they are described in Chapter 6?

5. Which character is the first to greet Yanek and Oskar at the location to which they go after curfew?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe an instance when Gratz makes it clear that adaptability is a crucial skill for any Jewish person living in Nazi-occupied parts of Europe.

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

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

6. Who is Amon Goeth?

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

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

9. Which of Yanek's family members teaches him about the importance of remaining invisible?

10. On what occasion is Yanek permitted to return to his family's former apartment?

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