What did the Nazis constantly tell the Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz?
A) Money will keep you alive
B) Fighting will help you survive
C) Work makes you free
D) Freedom comes at a price
In Chapter 21, why do the prisoners begin getting transported by marching by foot rather than in train cars?
A) The trains were needed for the war
B) The trains broke down and couldn't be used
C) The Nazis thought it would be a fun journey to have the prisoners walk
D) The train cars needed to be cleaned after the last set of transports occurred
What are Yanek and the others given by the Nazis for their long walk (Death March)?
A) A whole loaf of bread
B) Half a loaf of bread
C) A canteen of water
D) A bag of apples
According to Yanek, what would happen to the men if they fell behind during the "Death March"?
A) They were shot and killed by the soliders
B) They were sent back to the camp they had marched from
C) Nazis put them on a cart and pushed them
D) They were burned by the soldiers and their bodies were put in a ditch
Why did Yanek scrub his body in the cold water and rub his teeth with his wet fingers each morning?
A) He wanted to escape a clean man
B) He didn’t want to get lice at Birkenau
C) He felt it was important to remember what it was like to be human
D) Because his mother always said that cleanliness is close to godliness and being holy
Yanek tries to save a young boy's life and the boy's family while standing in line to be processed at the Auschwitz camp when he tells them -
A) to lie about the boy's age and say he's 18
B) to stand underneath the vents when the gas comes on
C) to tell the Nazis only the truth
D) to do anything the SS Officer says
An SS guard says that prisoners come in through the front gate at Auschwitz, but the only way out is through what?
A) the back gate
B) the side gate
C) the truck
D) the chimney
What sound was a signal to prisoners that they were walking too slow and falling too far behind during the Death March?
A) Truck horn
B) Crack of a gunshot
C) Tires screeching
D) Crack of a whip
What one mercy did the Nazis let the prisoners have on the Death March?
A) They are able to rest during the march
B) They are given blankets to keep them warm during the night
C) They are able to talk to each other as they walk
D) They let them sing during the march without any consequences
Although Yanek is tattooed and will now be seen as just a prisoner with a number, not Yanek, what mindset does he have?
A) At least he can keep working in the camp
B) He just has to keep moving forward
C) He must stay alive to protect the people in his barrack
D) At least he is alive
What kind of celebration is held in Yanek's barrack at Birkenau?
A) A Bar Mitzvah
B) A birthday
C) An anniversary
D) New Year's celebration
What did the prisoner tattoo symbolize for Yanek?
A) How cruel life in the concentration camp was
B) The setting of the camp that he would always remember
C) How he had lost the will to survive
D) The loss of his real identity and individuality
What did the women do all day and every night as mothers and their children were taken to the gas chambers at Auschwitz?
A) Cry and keep everyone awake
B) Refuse to eat
C) Beg the guards for mercy and to take their place
D) Sing a well-known lullaby
What did Yanek do for the boy walking beside him on the Death March?
A) Helped him escape from the march
B) Held him up and helped him walk
C) Sang to him as a form of comfort
D) Exchanged stories with him to pass the time
How did one of the prisoners commit suicide at Sachsenhausen?
A) Grabbed a gun from a Nazi and shot himself
B) Refused to eat anything and starved
C) Threw himself on the electrified fence
D) Fell on top of a medieval sword
At Birkenau, what do Yanek and the other prisoners call the camp storehouse where the Nazis keep all of the valuables that the Jews bring with them when they first arrive at the camp?
A) Mexico
B) France
C) Canada
D) Paradise
According to Yanek, what is a benefit of leaving the prisoners stationed at the latrines during the day?
A) The prisoners are able to sleep in the latrines while other prisoners stand guard
B) The prisoners can help each other sneak food into the latrines
C) The prisoners can go to the bathroom any time they want
D) The prisoners have secret postmen who can deliver special messages to fellow prisoners
Why are Yanek and his fellow prisoners woken up and ordered outside one night in Birkenau?
A) There has been a prison break and the prisoners must be accounted for
B) The prisoners must work during the night to help build the new barracks more quickly
C) More prisoners are entering the camp and the old prisoners must be outside to greet them
D) The commandant of the camp must share a special message with the prisoners
"Have you heard of Auschwitz? our kapo asked the new prisoners. "No? Someone's waiting for you inside. Do you know who? Death, of course. Death waits for you. Look and see."
Which type of figurative language is used in the above example from the novel?
A) Onomatopoeia
B) Simile
C) Personification
D) Oxymoron
How do Fred and Yanek first meet each other at Auschwitz?
A) They meet when Fred tells Yanek to look in the dead man's pocket for bread
B) They meet when they're both assigned the same work detail - chopping wood
C) They meet when they sit next to each other during dinner
D) They met each other back when they were both living in Poland since they lived in the same neighborhood
What did the Nazis force Yanek and the other prisoners to do as the Nazis ate a hearty meal at Sachsenhausen?
A) Sing to them as a form of entertainment
B) Serve them their food
C) Move rocks from one side of the yard to the other
D) Entertain them with stories of their lives before coming to the camp
Why do Yanek and the other prisoners at Auschwitz believe they are going on the Death March to reach Sachsenhausen?
A) The Allies are getting closer and the prisoners needed to be moved away from the front lines
B) The Nazis are trying to kill off some of the prisoners as the winter becomes more intense
C) The camp needs more workers and Yanek and his fellow prisoners are the strongest at Auschwitz, so they are selected to go
D) The camp needs more workers to help them expand their camp and build new barracks
After arriving at the Bergen-Belsen camp, what surprisingly action does the Commandant of the camp take?
A) He orders the guards to take the prisoners back to the barracks; he says that the prisoners should not work for a week to help them regain their stength
B) He puts all of the prisoners back on the cattle car and orders that the car be taken away
C) He tells another guard to take the prisoners on a tour of the new camp
D) He orders the prisoners to compete in a boxing match to see how they will be assigned to their barracks
Why does Moonface punch Yanek at Bergen-Belsen?
A) Yanek tricked Moonface into doing half of his work
B) Yanek took Moonface's spot in line for lunch
C) Moonface says that Yanek looked at him the wrong way
D) The Commandant of the camp ordered Moonface to punch Yanek
Yanek and the other prisoners think they are being fed well after arriving to Bergen-Belsen, but what happens later on after they eat?
A) All of the prisoners get horrible stomach cramps
B) After eating, the prisoners must march around the camp on a tour of the grounds
C) After eating, the prisoners must stand through a 3-hour Roll Call
D) After eating, the prisoners must compete in an obstacle course race
How did Moonface get his name?
A) He has a mustache that is shaped like a half-moon
B) He has a crescent moon tattoo on his forearm
C) His body is very muscular
D) He has pits on his face, scars, and acne
What does Yanek notice is scattered all around the camp at Sachsenhausen?
A) Trash
B) Dead bodies
C) Trees
D) Firewood
What do two SS officers at Buchenwald do that gets them into trouble?
A) They try to stand up to an order given by the Commandant of the camp
B) They tie a deer to the fence
C) They let a bear loose in the camp
D) They allow a prison break to happen
Which of the following was a consequence of the above action?
A) The guards have to clean out the latrines
B) The zoo privileges of the guards are taken away
C) The guards are terminated from the camp
D) The guards are forced to live in the prisoner barracks for a week
"The bread I couldn't eat. Not yet. I didn't put it in the waist of my pants this time though. I clung to it like it was a precious jewel, hording it like a dragon."
What type of figurative language is used in the above example?
A) Metaphor
B) Allusion
C) Simile
D) Hyperbole
Yanek being friends with Fred at the Auschwitz camp is helpful to Yanek because -
A) Fred knew Yanek's Uncle Moshe, and Yanek feels a connection to his family through Fred
B) Fred becomes a true friend to Yanek and is someone he can trust and confide in
C) Fred helps Yanek get extra food during lunch time
D) Fred helps Yanek get a new job outside of the camp
What is Dr. Mengele's role in the novel?
A) Dr. Mengele helps heal Yanek's tattoo after it becomes infected
B) Dr. Mengele shot and killed Fred, Yanek's friend at Auschwitz
C) Dr. Mengele is the Commandant of the Plaszow camp, the first concentration camp that Yanek is taken to
D) Dr. Mengele helps to analyze the prisoners upon arrival at Auschwitz and sort them into who will work and who will be sent to the gas chambers
At Gross-Rosen, Yanek gets twenty lashes because -
A) He loses a button on his prisoner uniform shirt
B) He talks back to the supervising Kapo on work detail
C) He refuses to switch a Kapo spots in line during lunch time
D) He was founding hiding under the floor boards in his barrack
In Chapter 26 (on the way to the Gross-Rosen camp), what do the Nazis give the prisoners on the train to help them survive?
A) Water only
B) Bread only
C) Bread and water
D) Nothing
'Crack!' and 'Thoom!' (as used in Chapter 26) are both examples of what type of figurative language?