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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I through IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the insignia on each train car indicate?
(a) The concentration camp to which each car was headed.
(b) The number of animals that each car was designed to transport.
(c) The countries from which the cars originated.
(d) The explanation for the deportation of the people inside the cars.

2. What response did the old inmate give Olga when she asked about the red brick building with the chimney?
(a) He smiled and told her that she would find out soon enough.
(b) He said it was an ammunition factory.
(c) He said it was the camp bakery.
(d) He told her that she did not want to know the truth.

3. How many people within the barracks had to share a single blanket?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Three.
(c) Ten.
(d) Seven.

4. How many days did it take for the train that was carrying Olga and her family to arrive at its destination?
(a) Six days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Four days.

5. Where did the ambulances take the sick and injured who got off the train?
(a) To the camp barracks.
(b) To the gas chambers.
(c) To the infirmary.
(d) To another train that returned them to their country.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them?

2. What was the irony in Dr. Lengyel's success in saving Olly's life?

3. Why did Olga get in the line to have her hair shaved?

4. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?

5. How many prisoners were assigned to carry the 150-pound kettle for each meal?

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