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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V through IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was wrong with the young Greek girl who was brought into the infirmary from a neighboring barrack?
(a) She was anemic.
(b) She was mentally ill.
(c) She had dysentery.
(d) She had pneumonia.

2. At each roll call, how many woman were lined up in front of each barrack?
(a) 1,400.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 2000.

3. What advice did the handsome German prisoner have for Olga when she was looking for her son?
(a) "Pay one of the guards and he may tell you where to go."
(b) "Don't give up looking, no matter what others tell you."
(c) "Pretend to be German, and you might get kind treatment."
(d) "Forget him, and everyone else you knew, and just worry about yourself."

4. Why did Madga, at first, refuse to attempt escape?
(a) She did not believe in the crematory and thought they would go somewhere better.
(b) She did not want to leave her mother, who was also in the circle.
(c) She was too frightened to move out of the circle.
(d) She was tired of living and had resigned herself to death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the "most tragic danger" for the sick in the camp?

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

3. What time did the infirmary begin to see patients each day?

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

5. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal?

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