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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. Across the street from Yanek's family's apartment building lies what kind of temporary institution?
(a) A school.
(b) A census office.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A post office.

2. What sort of weather is occurring during the trip Yanek and Oskar make outside past curfew in Chapter 4?
(a) Rain.
(b) Snow.
(c) Wind.
(d) Sleet.

3. What happens to the man who runs into the street in an attempt to save the synagogue from damage in Chapter 2?
(a) He is unable to keep the flood at bay.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He is unable to scrub the graffiti from its walls.
(d) He is unable to put out the flames.

4. Once Yanek realizes that his parents have been captured by the Nazis, his pain soon turns to "a stirring of" (61) which emotion?
(a) Hatred.
(b) Rage.
(c) Self-preservation.
(d) Determination.

5. When the prisoners at the Plaszow labor camp refer to Amon Goeth's "score," (71) to what are they referring?
(a) The number of times Amon Goeth has been caught sleeping on duty.
(b) The number of Jews Amon Goeth has beaten that day.
(c) The number of Jews Amon Goeth has killed that day.
(d) The number of Jewish children Amon Goeth has imprisoned that day.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Yanek states that "Amon Goeth wouldn't have" which meal "each day until he'd killed at least one Jew" (72)?

3. The protagonist goes by the name of Yanek, which is classified as what type of name?

4. When Chapter 6 arrives, how old is Yanek?

5. By the time Yanek's parents are seized by the Nazis, Yanek has been assigned a work detail in what kind of shop?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who witnesses the capture of Yanek's parents?

4. What message about the fear of the unknown is depicted within the novel and in what scene does the theme appear?

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. In what way does Yanek discover that his Uncle Moshe is alive?

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