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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much money does Yanek find during his work detail in the abandoned ghetto of Krakow?
2. In what city does the narrative of Prisoner B-3087 open?
3. In the first sentence of the novel, Yanek declares that if he had known about the events to come in the next how many years, he "would have eaten more" (1) and not complained about his bedtime or chores?
4. One evening, the Nazis announce that if all Jewish people do not go home by what time of night, they will be shot once they are found?
5. When the Nazis come to Krakow and empty its hospitals, what do they do with the patients?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who witnesses the capture of Yanek's parents?
2. What is Uncle Moshe's ultimate fate and how does Yanek discover it?
3. 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.
4. How is foreshadowing used within the opening passage of the novel?
5. In what way does Yanek discover that his Uncle Moshe is alive?
6. How does Gratz depict a change in Yanek that occurs after he has his bar mitzvah?
7. Who is Amon Goeth?
8. On what occasion is Yanek permitted to return to his family's former apartment?
9. Who hides within the pigeon coop on the roof of Yanek's apartment building?
10. What message about the fear of the unknown is depicted within the novel and in what scene does the theme appear?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Prisoner B-3087 and what is Gratz’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Gratz’s novel Prisoner B-3087. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss Gratz’s use of metaphor, simile, imagery, and other literary devices as a means to send particular thematic messages within the narrative of Prisoner B-3087.
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