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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. According to the author, despite his handsome appearance, what characteristic of Dr. Mengele's made a person uneasy?
(a) A wildness in his eyes.
(b) His smug grin.
(c) Nothing in particular; just something about his demeanor.
(d) A nasty scar running under his chin and up to his right ear.

2. What was distributed to internees as they entered the gas chamber that helped to convince them that they were actually headed for the showers?
(a) Claim tickets for their clothing.
(b) Shower caps.
(c) Scrub brushes.
(d) Towels and soap.

3. What did the young Czech boy trade in order to have one night with his lover from the other side of the fence?
(a) A bowl and a toothbrush.
(b) A bottle of aspirin.
(c) A diamond that he stole from "Canada".
(d) Eight days of bread and eight days of soup.

4. What plan did Olga and her colleagues in the infirmary devise in order to save pregnant mothers?
(a) They killed the babies before they cried and passed them off as stillborn.
(b) They found a sympathetic officer who sneaked the babies out of the camp and into nearby orphanages.
(c) They sneaked the mother out of camp before she gave birth.
(d) They hid the mothers and their babies after birth.

5. What question did Olga ask of her mother and father before they left the train car?
(a) "Can you forgive me?"
(b) "Will you look after the children?"
(c) "Can you be strong?"
(d) "Will you pray for me?"

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?

2. What happened to the Veterinarian the night that her lover was taken to the gas chamber?

3. Where did the ambulances take the sick and injured who got off the train?

4. After they disembarked from the train, who was immediately sent to the left?

5. How often was the water turned on in the washrooms?

(see the answer key)

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