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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. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?
(a) One-third.
(b) Three-fourths.
(c) Two-thirds.
(d) Almost half.

2. What was the difference between the coffee that the prisoners were served and the tea that they were given?
(a) The coffee gave off a much more foul odor.
(b) There was no real difference.
(c) The coffee was a darker color than the tea.
(d) Coffee was only given to the higher-ranking prisoners.

3. 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 the camp bakery.
(c) He said it was an ammunition factory.
(d) He told her that she did not want to know the truth.

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

5. What name was given to the barrack's "cages" into which the prisoners were divided?
(a) Koias.
(b) Blocova.
(c) Arbeit.
(d) Kommandos.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Olga and her family join her husband when he was deported?

2. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?

3. What was the ultimate purpose of Birkenau?

4. How many people were loaded into Olga's train car?

5. According to the author, why was the male German prisoner, who saved her from the S.S., treated better than other prisoners?

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