Prisoner B-3087 Ch 21-24 Quiz

"I clung to it like it was a precious jewel, hoarding it like a dragon." What type of figurative language is this?

• simile

• metaphor

• personification

• idiom

What did Yanek do to create strong imagery in this portion of the book?

• describe the dead as being like fallen trees everywhere

• describe the vegetables that the Nazis are eating that they wish they could have

• explains all the colors and layers of the sunrises and sunsets

What does 'scant' mean as it is used in our novel? "At lunch, a half a dozen other young men and I were pulled away from our scant meals of watery soup and hard bread."

• stinky and disgusting

• barely enough

• missing part of something

• mostly rotten

"And in Sachsenhausen, they played the game with relish." What does the word 'relish' mean as it is used in our novel?

• a condiment that you put on burgers and hot dogs

• a joking or laughing manner of doing something

• great enjoyment

• intense evil

"It was still a struggle to carry the boy, but with someone else's help I was rejuvenated." What does the word 'rejuvenated' mean as it is used in our novel?

• to help or pacify

• a weight made lighter

• intent on completing a task

• given new strength and energy

"I realized I could more easily have the sin of stealing on my conscience." What does the word 'conscience' mean as it is used in our novel?

• the weight of your actions

• your heart

• inner feeling of right or wrong in your mind

• being awake and knowing what's going on around you

What literary term applies to when Yanek has to decide whether or not to steal the boy's bread?

• an internal struggle

• a dilemma

• an external conflict

• rising action

When Yanek walked by the watchman at the outhouses and heard him whisper "tonight," what literary term applies to that situation?

• foreshadowing

• eavesdropping

• characterization

• author's purpose

What is an example of something that happens again & again throughout these chapters?

• Yanek and the other prisoners get mistreated

• Yanek is starving and thinking about food

• The prisoners get moved to new camps without rhyme or reason

• all of these