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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 location does every prisoner at Auschwitz do their best to avoid?
2. As Yanek and the other prisoners enter the gates of Auschwitz, they see a sign announcing that "work is" (148) what?
3. 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?
4. In what year does Yanek arrive at the Sachsenhausen camp?
5. Upon arriving at the Trzebinia concentration camp, Yanek vows that he will not be killed without first taking what action?
Short Essay Questions
1. What scent does Yanek detect in the air when he is brought to the Birkenau death camp?
2. What happens to the men and boys accused of plotting escape from the Trzebinia and what proof does Yanek have of their innocence?
3. What happens to the prisoner who is recognized by the others at the salt mine as a former member of the Judenrat?
4. At what point do Yanek and the other new arrivals to the Birkenau death camp realize that they have been spared for the moment?
5. What morning routine does Yanek develop during his time imprisoned in Birkenau and why does he consider the routine important?
6. For what purpose do the Nazis use cattle cars and in what way is their use symbolic?
7. Which qualities of new prisoners help Yanek to qualify certain individuals as such?
8. What is the source of the strange sound Yanek hears during his first night at Auschwitz?
9. Discuss an instance when Gratz uses a literary device to indicate the preciousness of food.
10. Discuss an instance in the novel when Yanek's determination to survive is apparent.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Gratz’s messages about guilt and responsibility within Prisoner B-3087.
Essay Topic 2
Trace the characterization arc of Yanek's character throughout the novel Prisoner B-3087. Discuss whether Yanek is a round or flat character and whether Yanek is a static or dynamic character.
Essay Topic 3
How is the topic of propaganda treated within Prisoner B-3087 and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
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