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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 sorts of objects does Oskar sell in his store before it is seized by Nazis?

2. Yanek spends which years inside the Plaszow concentration camp?

3. Uncle Moshe tells the rest of the family that Hitler had said that "The Jews" in Europe must" (2) take what action?

4. During the two days of Deportation in Krakow, how many thousands of Jewish people are taken away by the Nazis?

5. What sound causes Yanek's mother to nearly scream and give away the family's location in the pigeon coop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who hides within the pigeon coop on the roof of Yanek's apartment building?

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

3. What possible career path does Yanek imagine for himself within the opening chapters of the novel?

4. How does Gratz employ foreshadowing in association with Mina's wedding ring?

5. 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.

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

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

8. How does Gratz depict a change in Yanek that occurs after he has his bar mitzvah?

9. In what way does Gratz demonstrate the importance of religious beliefs and traditions within Yanek's family?

10. How does Yanek contrast his own reaction to the closing of his school with the reactions of his peers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is the topic of propaganda treated within Prisoner B-3087 and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the ways in which the themes of adaptability and resignation appear within Gratz’s novel Prisoner B-3087. What message is Gratz sending about these two themes over the course of the narrative?

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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