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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. The young Polish boy in Chapter 15 shouts at the passing train passengers that they will soon be turned into what substance?

2. For what length of time is Yanek imprisoned at the Birkenau concentration camp before being moved to Auschwitz?

3. Yanek finds within his bunk at Birkenau a small toy resembling what creature?

4. The term "Muselmann" (96) is used by prisoners to refer to a person with what condition?

5. The Sachsenhausen concentration camp's gates display the same motto as which other concentration camp in which Yanek has lived?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the prisoner who is recognized by the others at the salt mine as a former member of the Judenrat?

2. What scent does Yanek detect in the air when he is brought to the Birkenau death camp?

3. For what reason does Fred become unable to work?

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

5. To what location is Yanek sent after he is removed from the Plaszow concentration camp?

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

7. For what purpose do the Nazis use cattle cars and in what way is their use symbolic?

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

9. What happens to Fred when he is unable to work?

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

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

Discuss Gratz’s use of Aristotle's appeals within the text of Prisoner B-3087. How does Gratz use each of the three appeals to persuade the reader of messages central to the tenets of the work?

Essay Topic 3

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

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