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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVII through XXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many people were usually taken from each barrack during a selection?
(a) Between 75 and 90 people.
(b) At least 100 people.
(c) Between 20 and 40 people.
(d) Between 50 and 60 people.

2. Where did the prisoners hide their "pinklys" during roll call?
(a) Under their mattresses.
(b) Beneath their skirts.
(c) Under a loose floor board.
(d) In their blouses.

3. To what does the author compare the S.S. women who oversaw the selections in their large black rain capes?
(a) Ominous ghosts.
(b) Vultures waiting for their prey.
(c) Agents of the devil.
(d) Bats swooping down from the sky.

4. According to the author, of what ingredient was the camp soap made?
(a) The grease from the cremated bodies of prisoners.
(b) Toiletries taken from the luggage of detainees.
(c) The rendered bodies of rats caught in the camp.
(d) The soup that was left at the end of each week.

5. Why did the elderly man not eat the potatoes in his soup?
(a) He wanted to exchange them for a "favor" from one of the women.
(b) He was blind and could not see that there were potatoes in his soup.
(c) He had no teeth and the insides of the potatoes were uncooked.
(d) His mouth was wired shut, so he could only sip the broth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the prisoners who worked outside of the camp forced to do as they marched into and out of camp?

2. According to camp gossip, what was the purpose of the powder that was mixed into the inmates' food?

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

4. What was the original purpose of the building that became Olga's new home?

5. What ingredient in the bread irritated the prisoners' gums?

(see the answer key)

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