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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 many times per week do the Nazis conduct Resettlements in Yanek's city, as they are described in Chapter 6?

2. Once a curfew was instituted in the ghetto, by what time of night were Jewish people required to be in their homes?

3. Which member of Yanek's family owns a bakery?

4. In Chapter 4, Oskar relents and takes Yanek out past curfew to what type of location?

5. What is the first boon Yanek receives as a result of finding money in Krakow?

Short Essay Questions

1. How and why does Yanek lose trust in his father Oskar's word?

2. For what purpose is the bakery belonging to Aun Fela and Uncle Abraham secretly and altruistically used?

3. In Chapter 8, Yanek and his father begin to leave the pigeon coop each day for what purpose?

4. 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.

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

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

7. In what way does Yanek discover that his Uncle Moshe is alive?

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

9. After what event in the narrative does Yanek state, "If I had only known then what I know now, I would have run" (3)?

10. How does Yanek acquire 2,000 units of the currency called zloty?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose an object from Prisoner B-3087, such as the Star of David armband, the rooftop door, or some other symbolic object and discuss its overall meaning and its connection to themes within the text.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Prisoner B-3087 from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

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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