Prisoner B-3087 Chapters 6-10

At the beginning of Chapter 6, the direct of the Judenrat called for a ghetto-wide meeting! He called for the deportation of how many Jews from Krakow, and who did he want to send?

• 2,000 and the elderly

• 20,000 and those who couldn't work

• 7,000 and children

• everyone in the ghetto

Why was it so important for Yanek to celebrate his bar mitzvah?

• His Uncle Moshe wanted him to celebrate it.

• It's the Jewish ceremony by which a boy becomes a man, and his family felt it would keep him from being deported.

• The Judenrat called for the ceremony to take place.

• Yanek begged his parents to have the celebration.

What did Yanek's family get into an argument about in the pigeon coop?

• Whether or not they should follow the Nazi's orders or stay in the pigeon coop during the deportation of the 7,000

• How cramped it was to have twelve people in the pigeon coop

• Whether or not they should allow another family to join them in the pigeon coop

• Whether or not they should sneak out to celebrate Yanek's bar mitzvah

Who was able to convince the family to stay in the pigeon coop instead of turning themselves in to the Nazis for deportation?

• Uncle Moshe

• Uncle Abraham

• Yanek's father

• Yanek

What major event happened to Yanek in Chapter 8?

• His parents were taken for deportation by the Nazis as they were coming back from buying bread.

• He was taken during an akztia.

• He ran into an old friend and invited him to come live in the pigeon coop.

• His parents disguised him as another child and sent him to live with a Polish family who were not Jews.

What kept Yanek from turning himself over to the Nazis after his parents were taken?

• He was too afraid to turn himself in.

• Uncle Moshe encouraged him not to turn himself in.

• He knew his parents would not want that for him.

• He was so angry that he wanted to fight the Nazis.

What advice does Uncle Moshe give Yanek about staying alive at Plaszow Concentration Camp?

• Always make eye contact with the guards!

• Steal food from others!

• Try to become friends with Amon Goeth!

• Do nothing to stand out and survive at all costs!

Who says, "We cannot let these monsters tear us from the pages of the world!"?

• Yanek

• Uncle Moshe

• Yanek's father

• Yanek's cousin

Who is the Commandant of Plaszow, and why does Uncle Moshe tell Yanek to avoid him?

• Judenrat Abraham because he tries to take the prisoners food.

• Hitler because he hated Jews

• Yanek's schoolmate because he never liked Yanek in school

• Amon Goeth because he is ruthless and kills just for sport

How did Yanek avoid being randomly shot in the mornings by Amon Goeth?

• He left early to work at a tailor shop and got back before roll call.

• He learned to zig zag when he walked.

• He ran as fast as he could from one place to another.

• He stayed in his barracks and hid.