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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. How many siblings does Yanek have in the narrative?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 0.
(d) 1.

2. At the end of Chapter 3, what action does Yanek take for the first time?
(a) He lies.
(b) He doubts his uncle's word.
(c) He curses.
(d) He doubts his father's word.

3. 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) Tomato soup.
(b) Blueberry pie.
(c) Freshly baked bread.
(d) Hand-churned butter.

4. What method do the Nazis use to transport Yanek and others when they are taken from the Krakow ghetto?
(a) Caravan.
(b) Train.
(c) On foot.
(d) Truck.

5. Yanek states that anyone caught trying to escape from the ghetto received what punishment?
(a) They were taken to a death camp.
(b) They were hung.
(c) They were taken to a work camp.
(d) They were shot on sight.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which members of Yanek's family weep continually as they listen to the sound of shots outside the pigeon coop?

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

3. Yanek spends which years inside the Plaszow concentration camp?

4. Once a curfew was instituted in the ghetto, by what time of night were Jewish people required to be in their homes?

5. Which member of Yanek's family owns a bakery?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gratz depict a change in Yanek that occurs after he has his bar mitzvah?

2. How and why does Yanek lose trust in his father Oskar's word?

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

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

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

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

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

8. When the Judenrat hold a meeting in Zgody Square, what announcement do they make?

9. Who is Amon Goeth?

10. 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.

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