Prisoner B-3087, Chapters 17-20

Why did Yanek scrub his body in the cold water and rub his teeth with his wet fingers each morning?

• He wanted to escape a clean man.
• He didn’t want to get lice at Birkenau.
• He felt it was important to remember what it was like to be human.
• Because his mother always said that cleanliness is close to godliness.

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What does the B stand for in Prisoner B-3087?

• Beaten, which is what the Nazis did
• Belgium, which is the country he was in
• Birkenau, which is the concentration camp he was in
• Besi'tzen, which means owned and that is what he was

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What was Yanek’s trick to get a heartier dinner and avoid becoming a Muselmann?

• Get to the front of the line while the soup was hot
•  Save a little of his bread each night to eat in the morning
•  Get to the back of the line to get the potatoes that fell to the bottom of the soup
•  Make friends with the cook who was quite generous when you made him laugh

How old is Yanek at this point in the story?

• 14
• 10
• 12
• 16

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a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded

• perish
• hoarded
• rickety
• wrath

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likely to fall or collapse shake

• rickety
• amiss
• solemnly
• liquidated

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What did Yanek find wrapped in the colorful cloth?

• plastic dog

• glass monkey

• wooden horse

• metal cat

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What did the Nazi's do the night of the prison break?

• let the prisoners sleep

• made the prisoners stand in the yard for hours

• let the prisoners go back to bed after they were counted

• made the prisoners clean their barracks

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Who did the Nazi's tell the new prisoners was waiting for them in Auschwitz.

• Death

• Relatives

• Friends

• Life

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What does Arbeit macht frei mean?

• sleep makes you free

• work makes you free

• work makes you skinny

• sleep makes you taller

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