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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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!

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

• Yanek

• Uncle Moshe

• Yanek's father

• Yanek's cousin

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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

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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.

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