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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, No Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What genre does the story fall into?
(a) Biography.
(b) Memoir.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Novel.

2. How many times had the prisoners already repeated Vacek's same command at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 100 times.
(b) 30 times.
(c) 120 times.
(d) Twice.

3. What was a blockfuhrer?
(a) The lead prisoner in each block.
(b) An executioner in the gas chambers.
(c) An SS man who supervised work in some blocks.
(d) The SS man in charge of all the blocks in the camp.

4. What did a Block Senior receive as a reward for making prisoners keep the block clean?
(a) An extra portion of soup.
(b) No beatings.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A reprieve from death.

5. What was a Kapo?
(a) A German citizen.
(b) The officer in command.
(c) The German officer who kept the peace among prisoners.
(d) A prisoner in charge of a working party.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Filip waited for the return of Vacek and the others, what did he most fear might happen to him?

2. What happened to the women in Block 10 at Auschwitz?

3. What was compulsory on a Sunday afternoon?

4. Why did a prisoner approach Schlage as Schlage looked over the ranks of men?

5. Who was Vacek's second victim to be pulled out of the ranks?

(see the answer key)

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