Prisoner B-3087 Chapters 21-25

In chapter, what did Yanek describe the prisoners as and use a simile to compare them?

• mummies

• vampires

• zombies

• All of them

What one mercy did the Nazis let the prisoners have on the Death March?

• They let them sing

• They gave them all shoes

• They had warm shelters at night

• There was no mercy, ever

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How did most people respond to Yanek helping the sick boy on the Death March?

• They called him a fool and were apathetic and wouldn’t help

• They felt sorry for him and gave him bread

• They told him stories of survival to encourage him

• They didn’t respond at all

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What shocking thought did Yanek have during the night and in the morning after helping the sick boy?

• He was a misanthrope who hated all people now – a result of the war

• He couldn’t bear to struggle to survive anymore – he gave up

• He had hoped the boy would die so he could eat his bread

• He resented his family for leaving him alone

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In chapter 23, what was the purpose of the similes used in this sentence? “I clung to it like it was a precious jewel, hoarding it like a dragon.”

• To compare his shoes to a precious jewel

• To show the value that bread had to him

• To compare his life to something valuable, worth saving

• To explain the impact of how much he had suffered when he lost the money he had found

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1. Yanek says that seemed like a million years ago. This is an example of _________.

• A hyperbole

• An idiom

• A metaphor

• Alliteration

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Why did the Nazis do things like have the prisoners box each other, and drop three loaves of bread into the train cars while transporting them to another concentration camp?

• To let the prisoners enjoy life a little bit

• To prove that only the strong survive

• For the enjoyment it brought the Nazis

• They knew that a little entertainment and nourishment might help them survive

On the second day, why didn’t Yanek eat all that he was given?

• They found out the Nazis had poisoned it to make them sick

• The food was so rich, his stomach couldn’t handle it

• It was infested with maggots

• He knew he would probably not get food the third day, so he saved it

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