Chapters 7-16 Quiz: 2020
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After the raid occurs in Yanek's apartment building, what do the people begin to do with the Immerglick's belongings?
After the raid occurs in Yanek's apartment building, what do the people begin to do with the Immerglick's belongings?
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What did the Nazis do to the people who were sick and in the hospital?
What did the Nazis do to the people who were sick and in the hospital?
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In Chapter 8, where was Yanek able to get a job in the ghetto?
In Chapter 8, where was Yanek able to get a job in the ghetto?
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Who did Yanek think that he saw in the line of Jews being led to be deported by the Nazis?
Who did Yanek think that he saw in the line of Jews being led to be deported by the Nazis?
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After arriving at the concentration camp in Chapter 9, who does Yanek recognize?
After arriving at the concentration camp in Chapter 9, who does Yanek recognize?
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What happened on the day that Yanek decided to stop by a friend’s apartment on the way home from work detail?
What happened on the day that Yanek decided to stop by a friend’s apartment on the way home from work detail?
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What was Amon Goeth’s tradition before he had breakfast each day?
What was Amon Goeth’s tradition before he had breakfast each day?
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What advice did Uncle Moshe give to Yanek to help him survive in the concentration camp?
What advice did Uncle Moshe give to Yanek to help him survive in the concentration camp?
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What did the score “Goeth seven, Jews nil” mean?
What did the score “Goeth seven, Jews nil” mean?
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What did Uncle Moshe do with the money Yanek gave him?
What did Uncle Moshe do with the money Yanek gave him?
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According to Yanek, what is a Muselmann?
According to Yanek, what is a Muselmann?
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Why did Uncle Moshe's death jeopardize the life of our narrator?
Why did Uncle Moshe's death jeopardize the life of our narrator?
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What did Yanek find as he struggled on the floor to try to get up to his bunk after a grueling day of laboring to dig trenches for latrines?
What did Yanek find as he struggled on the floor to try to get up to his bunk after a grueling day of laboring to dig trenches for latrines?
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In the following sentence, what is the most likely meaning of “labyrinth”?
“The elevator car hit bottom, and we were guided through a labyrinth of tunnels and small chambers.”
In the following sentence, what is the most likely meaning of “labyrinth”?
“The elevator car hit bottom, and we were guided through a labyrinth of tunnels and small chambers.”
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Yanek and several other prisoners believe that a man that is with them in the salt mines looks familiar. Why did the familiar-looking man keep denying where he was from and what his name was?
Yanek and several other prisoners believe that a man that is with them in the salt mines looks familiar. Why did the familiar-looking man keep denying where he was from and what his name was?
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At Trzebinia, what was the task assigned to the Jews after they labored to move all the big rocks to the other side?
At Trzebinia, what was the task assigned to the Jews after they labored to move all the big rocks to the other side?
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What happened to the Jew who had the same thought as Yanek did and grabbed the club away from the Nazi who was beating him?
What happened to the Jew who had the same thought as Yanek did and grabbed the club away from the Nazi who was beating him?
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What else happened as a result of the man trying to stand up to the Nazi official?
What else happened as a result of the man trying to stand up to the Nazi official?
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What does Yanek do when the boy gets hung in front of everyone for his "role" in the uprising against the Nazi official?
What does Yanek do when the boy gets hung in front of everyone for his "role" in the uprising against the Nazi official?
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What does Yanek find in the ghetto when he goes back to help liquidate it?
What does Yanek find in the ghetto when he goes back to help liquidate it?
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Why do Thomas, Isaac, and Yanek become fearful that they may die in the barracks?
Why do Thomas, Isaac, and Yanek become fearful that they may die in the barracks?
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Why would it be a bad idea for the prisoners to try to escape in the salt mine?
Why would it be a bad idea for the prisoners to try to escape in the salt mine?
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How does the Judenrat die?
How does the Judenrat die?
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What does Yanek actually enjoy seeing in the salt mine?
What does Yanek actually enjoy seeing in the salt mine?
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What does Yanek take away from the boy that was hung when he said, "Remember, I did nothing"?
What does Yanek take away from the boy that was hung when he said, "Remember, I did nothing"?
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What gift from “mother nature” helped Yanek while riding in the cattle car on the way to Birkenau?
What gift from “mother nature” helped Yanek while riding in the cattle car on the way to Birkenau?
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What are barracks?
What are barracks?
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The man on the cattle car gives Yanek some advice on what to do when they get to Birkenau. What does this man say?
The man on the cattle car gives Yanek some advice on what to do when they get to Birkenau. What does this man say?
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Why can't the prisoners on the cattle car go immediately into Birkenau when the train arrives?
Why can't the prisoners on the cattle car go immediately into Birkenau when the train arrives?
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What smell does Yanek recognize immediatley upon entering Birkenau?
What smell does Yanek recognize immediatley upon entering Birkenau?
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Describe Yanek’s introduction to Commandant Amon Goeth after arriving at the concentration camp.
Describe Yanek’s introduction to Commandant Amon Goeth after arriving at the concentration camp.
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Why did Yanek think Trzebinia was worse than Wieliczka (the salt mines)?
Why did Yanek think Trzebinia was worse than Wieliczka (the salt mines)?
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Describe the conditions of the cattle car that Yanek and the prisoners travel in. Why would the Nazis transport the Jewish prisoners using this method?
Describe the conditions of the cattle car that Yanek and the prisoners travel in. Why would the Nazis transport the Jewish prisoners using this method?
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Describe how Birkenau is different than the other concentration camps that Yanek has been at.
Describe how Birkenau is different than the other concentration camps that Yanek has been at.