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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. Before the SS men poured the deadly gas crystals into the gas chamber, what did they do?
(a) Turned on the truck engines.
(b) Put on gas masks.
(c) Told the people inside to lie down.
(d) Turned the hot water on for the showers.

2. How many times had the prisoners already repeated Vacek's same command at the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) 120 times.
(b) Twice.
(c) 30 times.
(d) 100 times.

3. Where did Stark bring Maurice and Filip after they were caught stealing tea?
(a) The gulley to drink.
(b) The crematorium.
(c) The bunks.
(d) To see Schlage.

4. What was one of Vacek's commands to the lined-up prisoners in the yard of Block 11?
(a) "Caps off!"
(b) "Forward march!"
(c) "Attention!"
(d) "Silence now!"

5. What did the SS men give Filip and the others before they boarded the truck holding the dead?
(a) A treasured cookie.
(b) Orders to be still.
(c) Lashing with a whip.
(d) Bread rations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the quarrel between Mietek and Fischl over?

2. What is the Polish name for the town the Germans called Auschwitz?

3. What was compulsory on a Sunday afternoon?

4. Why did a prisoner approach Schlage as Schlage looked over the ranks of men?

5. How many blankets did a prisoner in the block receive?

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