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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. 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) Four days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Three days.

2. Which of Olga's friends was also chosen for selection at the same time?
(a) Lilli.
(b) Eva.
(c) Magda.
(d) Irka.

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

4. What were the two purposes of camp selections?
(a) To select prisoners for the crematory and to locate missing prisoners.
(b) To select some prisoners for the crematory and to decimate the others.
(c) To select prisoners for work detail and to show off German power.
(d) To inventory prisoners and maintain an accurate count.

5. How many languages did the Auschwitz-Birkenau commandant's interpreter speak?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, despite his handsome appearance, what characteristic of Dr. Mengele's made a person uneasy?

2. What was the handsome, blue-eyed man doing in Olga's barrack?

3. Why did Olga and her companion refrain from wiping their faces even when they sweated?

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

5. Between May and the end of July of 1944, how many people were executed at Auschwitz-Birkenau?

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