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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. By the end of Chapter 17, Yanek states that he has been imprisoned in concentration camps for what length of time?
2. What substance is found to have been placed within the wounds of the man claiming to have the last name of Finkelstein?
3. How old is the younger Polish boy on the train platform who shouts at the passing train passengers that they will be transformed into a particular substance?
4. What is NOT a physical characteristic of the prisoner who steps in to help Yanek support the weight of his fellow prisoner on the trip from Auschwitz to Sachsenhausen?
5. Once Yanek's first dawn arrives at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp, Yanek sees that the camp is littered with what?
Short Essay Questions
1. Whose advice must Yanek ignore in order to make friends with Fred?
2. What scent does Yanek detect in the air when he is brought to the Birkenau death camp?
3. What ominous warning does an SS guard give to Yanek as he enters Auschwitz?
4. What is the source of the strange sound Yanek hears during his first night at Auschwitz?
5. What happens to the men and boys accused of plotting escape from the Trzebinia and what proof does Yanek have of their innocence?
6. For what reason does Fred become unable to work?
7. What small moment of triumph does Yanek experience during the transition from Auschwitz to another concentration camp?
8. How does the theme of collectivism arise within Yanek's arrival at Auschwitz?
9. What morning routine does Yanek develop during his time imprisoned in Birkenau and why does he consider the routine important?
10. What distinction does Yanek make between the Trzebinia concentration camp and the other camps in which he has been imprisoned?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How are sensory details used to strengthen the messages within Gratz’s novel Prisoner B-3087? Discuss at least two passages that include the use of sensory details and pull quotes from these passages to support your claim.
Essay Topic 2
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within Prisoner B-3087 and what is Gratz’s message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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