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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters X through XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were pregnancies sometimes hard to catch in the initial selection at the station?
(a) They were difficult to miss because there were so many people at the station.
(b) The German officers did not always pay close attention to details.
(c) Out of fear, many women tried to hide their pregnancies.
(d) Many women wore several layers of clothing, hoping to be able to keep them all.

2. Why did Dr. Klein, the chief S.S. doctor of the camp, rebuke Olga when she asked to be allowed to give medical aid to her fellow prisoners?
(a) He did not believe that a prisoner had the necessary medical experience or knowledge.
(b) She spoke to him in a disrespectful manner, and he was offended.
(c) Prisoners were forbidden to speak directly to an S.S. doctor without authorization.
(d) He believed that they were being adequately cared for.

3. Why did Olga go into the washrooms at lunch?
(a) She had heard that the men sometimes shared their food with women in there.
(b) She wanted to find a place to be alone.
(c) She followed along with a friend.
(d) She felt dirty and wanted to try to clean herself.

4. What was the name of the building that became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz?
(a) Barrack 23.
(b) The Bakery.
(c) Barrack 26.
(d) Birkenau.

5. What happened when a woman gave birth in the concentration camp?
(a) The mother and child were sent to a special maternity camp.
(b) The baby was removed and sent to a German orphanage.
(c) Both the mother and the child were sent to the gas chamber.
(d) The baby was sent to the gas chamber and the mother was relocated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What name was given to the prisoner who was chosen to oversee the service within each block?

2. What reply did most prisoners in the concentration camp give to explain their imprisonment?

3. How long was the Lagerstrasse?

4. How many people were usually taken from each barrack during a selection?

5. Why did Olga renounce her privilege to write postcards to loved ones outside of the camp?

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