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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Into the Crematorium.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the quarrel between Mietek and Fischl over?
(a) Whether prayers could be said.
(b) Who worked the hardest.
(c) The food rations.
(d) Who should be Kapo.

2. What was the midday meal for prisoners?
(a) Bread and water.
(b) Sausage.
(c) Boiled potatoes.
(d) A thin soup.

3. What is the name of the town that Filip Muller is from?
(a) Trencin.
(b) Trnava.
(c) Sered.
(d) Presburg.

4. Why did Fischl get so upset with the other prisoners while he recited the Kaddish?
(a) The others made fun of him.
(b) He couldn't remember the words.
(c) The others were eating while he prayed.
(d) They talked while he tried to pray.

5. What was Filip ordered to do to the dead bodies in the cremation room?
(a) Haul them into a pile.
(b) Bury them.
(c) Strip them of their clothing.
(d) Check to make sure they were dead.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Filip's bunk mate in Chapter 1?

2. What genre does the story fall into?

3. What was Sonderbehandlung?

4. What did the statement, "he has gone to the wire" refer to?

5. Who was the dead girl that Filip had to undress from his hometown?

(see the answer key)

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