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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. What sound causes Yanek's mother to nearly scream and give away the family's location in the pigeon coop?
2. What happens to the community synagogue in Yanek's neighborhood?
3. What object does Yanek's family use to cover the small window in the pigeon coop?
4. Which building in the now-abandoned ghetto of Krakow is Yanek assigned to clean after being taken there to work?
5. What is the name of Yanek's mother and Oskar's wife?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is foreshadowing used within the opening passage of the novel?
2. How does the theme of determination emerge within Yanek's journey?
3. How and why does Yanek lose trust in his father Oskar's word?
4. What is Uncle Moshe's ultimate fate and how does Yanek discover it?
5. What possible career path does Yanek imagine for himself within the opening chapters of the novel?
6. How does Gratz employ foreshadowing in association with Mina's wedding ring?
7. In what year, month, and physical setting does the novel Prisoner B-3087 open?
8. What message about the fear of the unknown is depicted within the novel and in what scene does the theme appear?
9. 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.
10. When the Judenrat hold a meeting in Zgody Square, what announcement do they make?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Gratz’s use of a first person narrator serve the purposes of the text? Discuss how Gratz’s choice of point of view helps to advance the treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.
Essay Topic 2
Analyze the interplay between the resolution of Prisoner B-3087 and one of the novel's main messages. How does Gratz make connections between these elements and how does their juxtaposition help them get across one main message of the novel?
Essay Topic 3
What messages does Gratz send about courage within the novel and what themes are employed in order to send these messages to the reader?
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