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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 building in the now-abandoned ghetto of Krakow is Yanek assigned to clean after being taken there to work?
(a) His family's former apartment building.
(b) A hospital.
(c) An art museum.
(d) A school.

2. Yanek states that by the time the summer of what year arrives, he is the only member of his family who remains in the Krakow ghetto?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1942.

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

4. What does the German word "schnell" (64) mean when translated into English?
(a) Quiet.
(b) Evil.
(c) Quickly.
(d) Beautiful.

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. On what street do Yanek and his family live in an apartment at the time the narrative begins?

3. How many members of Yanek's family are living within the rooftop pigeon coop at the start of Chapter 7?

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 legal first name of the novel's protagonist, though he goes by the name Yanek?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Amon Goeth?

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

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

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

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

9. In what year, month, and physical setting does the novel Prisoner B-3087 open?

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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