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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. The night after the man claiming to have the surname of Finkelstein dies, Yanek dreams that statues made of what substance come to life?
(a) Salt.
(b) Copper.
(c) Ice.
(d) Iron.

2. 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) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

3. The "Sachsenhausen salute" involves torturing a prisoner by forcing him to remain in what type of position for hours at a time without moving?
(a) A standing position.
(b) A kneeling position.
(c) A seated position.
(d) A squatting position.

4. At the end of Chapter 18, Yanek has a dream that which person is chasing him?
(a) Dr. Mengele.
(b) Amon Goethe.
(c) Uncle Moshe.
(d) Adolf Hitler.

5. Upon arriving at the Trzebinia concentration camp, Yanek vows that he will not be killed without first taking what action?
(a) Saying goodbye to his bunkmates.
(b) Murdering at least one Nazi.
(c) Saying a prayer of remembrance for his family.
(d) Fighting back.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Yanek when he reaches the Sachsenhausen concentration camp after being moved from Auschwitz?

2. On the journey from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen, the first prisoners to die along the way according to Yanek are the prisoners without what?

3. What is NOT something Yanek associates with his formerly safe and happy self?

4. What location does every prisoner at Auschwitz do their best to avoid?

5. How old had Yanek been when World War II had begun?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the theme of collectivism arise within Yanek's arrival at Auschwitz?

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

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

5. How does the theme of altruism arise within the journey from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen?

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

7. What morning routine does Yanek develop during his time imprisoned in Birkenau and why does he consider the routine important?

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

9. Which objects in the salt mine does Yanek consider aesthetically beautiful?

10. What is different about Yanek's experience at Bergen-Belsen, in relation to his previous experiences with concentration camps?

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