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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the Stubendiensts and the German prisoners form a circle around those who were chosen for selection?
(a) To pray for them.
(b) To protect them from the S.S.
(c) To prevent them from escaping.
(d) To hide them from the guards who were loading the trucks.

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

3. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?
(a) Kommando.
(b) Koia.
(c) Stubendienst.
(d) Blocova.

4. According to the author, despite his handsome appearance, what characteristic of Dr. Mengele's made a person uneasy?
(a) A nasty scar running under his chin and up to his right ear.
(b) Nothing in particular; just something about his demeanor.
(c) A wildness in his eyes.
(d) His smug grin.

5. What was the only restriction upon the Lageraelteste?
(a) She had no restrictions.
(b) She was not allowed to keep a servant.
(c) She was not allowed to speak to the other prisoners.
(d) She was not permitted to leave the camp.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many patients did the hospital in the infirmary hold?

2. Why did the elderly man give his potatoes to Olga rather than to the woman to whom he had promised them?

3. Why did the author and her colleagues dread taking contagious cases to the hospital?

4. How often was the water turned on in the washrooms?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Olga and her colleagues in the infirmary proceed with their work even though they did not have the proper resources?

2. Why did the Germans allow the prisoners to write postcards to their loved ones outside of the camps?

3. Why did Olga run from the washroom when Tadek entered?

4. How did the German soldiers react to the passengers on the train cars?

5. How did Olga react to her first sight of the women inside the camp?

6. What made the roll calls at the camp so difficult to endure?

7. What were the conditions like in Olga's barracks?

8. How did Olga's life in the infirmary compare to the life she was previously leading in the camp?

9. Why did Tadek give Olga a potato and a shawl?

10. Describe the hierarchy of the prisoners in the camp.

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