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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 did Vacek order to be done with the tea that the prisoners were to drink?
(a) It would be sent back to be used the next day.
(b) It was to be used for the evening's bath.
(c) Have it thrown into the men's faces.
(d) Have it thrown into the gully-drain.

2. What did the word "organize" mean in the camp's slang?
(a) To clean.
(b) To order goods.
(c) To give orders to prisoners.
(d) To steal.

3. What was the job of a block orderly?
(a) Keeping prisoners from fighting.
(b) Relaying news to prisoners.
(c) Keeping the block clean and tidy.
(d) Running messages back and forth.

4. What was an Unterscharfuhrer?
(a) Block clerk.
(b) Corporal.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) General.

5. What did a Block Senior receive as a reward for making prisoners keep the block clean?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) No beatings.
(c) A reprieve from death.
(d) An extra portion of soup.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Filip waited for the return of Vacek and the others, what did he most fear might happen to him?

2. What was a Kapo?

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

4. Who was Vacek's second victim to be pulled out of the ranks?

5. What was the midday meal for prisoners?

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