Prisoner B-3087 Chapters 16-20

Yanek did something when he realized where he was despite all the agony and suffering he had endured. It was something he had not done since Moshe died. What was it?

• Cried

• Laughed

• Mustered up the will to fight

• Gave up

What did Yanek do once in the gas chamber?

• Immediately went to the exhaust pipe, remembering the man’s advice

• Sat and laughed that he had survived so long, but was now going to die

• Sat and allowed the others to trample him as they moved about in fear

• Stood with his arms around the last friend he had

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

What did the tattoo symbolize for Yanek?

• How cruel life was

• The loss of his family members

• How he had lost the will to survive

• The loss of his real identity and individuality

What did Yanek find wrapped in the colorful cloth he found near the bunk?

• Zlotty

• Toy horse

• Bread

• Bouncy ball

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What words did Yanek share during the bar mitsva event that he remembered from his father?

• “We cannot let them tear us from the pages of the world.”

• “We are a river and we must stay afloat.”

• “Life is full of second chances if only we will fight.”

• “The only way to survive is to pretend that you are no one and you know no one.”

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

What did the women do all day and every night as mothers and their children were taken to the gas chambers?

• Wail and keep everyone awake

• Refuse to eat and shave their heads

• Beg the guards to take their place

• Sing a well-known lullaby

Why didn’t the boy show up for roll call toward the end of chapter 20?

• He was sick

• He was asleep

• He had been killed during a work detail

• The guards beat him for stealing bread

What did the boys pretend about and imagine while on their work detail?

• Sleep

• Escape

• Family

• Food