prisoner B-3087 Flashcards
how many camps does he go to?
10 camps
what is the punishment for breaking the laws in the ghetto?
whipped/beaten/shot/murdered/hanged
how old is Yanek at end of the book?
16 years old
at the beginning of the book, how old was Yanek?
10 years old
The Nazis carry sick and older people out of the hospital and kill
them in the streets. What do you think they hope to gain from this
move?
they hope to gain goodness to themselves and it makes them feel good, and they want the jews to suffer
• What do you infer could happen to Yanek if he is not quiet in the
concentration camp?
he could be beaten or shot or hanged because the nazi’s want to be in charge
What is Uncle Moshe’s advice to Yanek?
he wants Yanek to stay quiet and tell no one his personal information
Why would the killers rub salt in
Honek’s wounds?
because they want to show everyone someone suffering and what could happen to them
• Why do you think Yanek shares his secret of the space under the
floorboards?
because he became friends with someone and he did not want him to die so he saved his life too
How does Yanek change after being in the gas chamber?
he feels good because his life gets saved and he feels lucky
When do you feel like Yanek really became a man in this story?
when his parents and his uncle left and he was by himself in a ghetto he became stronger and remembered every scene of suffering
How do the prisoners communicate with one another?
they use the watchguards
What do the drones of airplanes mean to the prisoners?
that the allies were fighting back so save them from the Nazi’s
