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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. When new prisoners are brought to Auschwitz in Chapter 19, a long-time prisoner whispers to them that any children among them should claim to be what age?
(a) 14.
(b) 18.
(c) 16.
(d) 12.

2. The radio tower Yanek sees as he and the other prisoners approach the Sachsenhausen concentration camp is located in what city?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Paris.
(c) Brussels.
(d) Amsterdam.

3. By the end of Chapter 17, Yanek states that he has been imprisoned in concentration camps for what length of time?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 years.

4. Which nationality is not named in Yanek's portrait of the prisoners who begin singing Jewish songs in many different languages?
(a) Czech.
(b) Belgian.
(c) Italian.
(d) French.

5. Yanek recalls being told by an SS guard upon his entry into Auschwitz that the only way to get out of the camp involved which object?
(a) A chimney.
(b) A noose.
(c) A bullet.
(d) A miracle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what type of material is the floor of Yanek's barrack at Birkenau made?

2. What substance is found to have been placed within the wounds of the man claiming to have the last name of Finkelstein?

3. Yanek is able to obtain what item of clothing at Birkenau that he considers crucial for his survival?

4. At the start of Chapter 19, Yanek states that when he gets to Auschwitz, he is how old?

5. When Yanek makes his way to the front of the line to see Dr. Mengle at Auschwitz, how old does he claim to be?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss an instance in the novel when Yanek's determination to survive is apparent.

2. What ominous warning does an SS guard give to Yanek as he enters Auschwitz?

3. What happens to the men and boys accused of plotting escape from the Trzebinia and what proof does Yanek have of their innocence?

4. Whose advice must Yanek ignore in order to make friends with Fred?

5. What small moment of triumph does Yanek experience during the transition from Auschwitz to another concentration camp?

6. What is the significance of the novel's title?

7. On which two occasions does Yanek vow to take every step he can "never to forget" (161) the atrocities committed during the Holocaust?

8. How does Yanek find out that the train's destination is Birkenau before the train arrives there?

9. Which qualities of new prisoners help Yanek to qualify certain individuals as such?

10. To what location is Yanek sent after he is removed from the Plaszow concentration camp?

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