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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 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) Seven days.
(d) Three days.

2. What did Olga assume when she saw the pitiful women in the cages?
(a) They must be under quarantine.
(b) They were isolated because they were insane.
(c) This was a dream.
(d) This was her own future.

3. How many women were in the march that left from Birkenau with Olga?
(a) Ten thousand.
(b) Fifteen thousand.
(c) Six thousand.
(d) Two thousand.

4. What was the "most tragic danger" for the sick in the camp?
(a) Infection.
(b) Selections.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Disease.

5. What happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp?
(a) All of the barracks were locked down.
(b) She was assigned to work in the infirmary.
(c) Her husband was hanged for insubordination.
(d) The men were removed from the camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occupation of the "Lageraelteste" in her life outside of the camp?

2. What happened when a woman gave birth in the concentration camp?

3. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?

4. What song did Olga and the other inmates listen to on the phonograph record?

5. What advice did the handsome German prisoner have for Olga when she was looking for her son?

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