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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. Who did the SS men believe to be responsible for the fire in the crematorium's chimney?
(a) Three prisoners who had refused to work anymore.
(b) Filip and Maurice.
(c) Stark.
(d) Vacek.

2. When hundred of prisoners were beaten and ordered to undress in the yard, what did Fischl do?
(a) Prayed.
(b) Cursed.
(c) Cried loudly.
(d) Objected.

3. What genre does the story fall into?
(a) Memoir.
(b) Novel.
(c) Mystery.
(d) Biography.

4. What size was the cell that Filip and the others were brought to at the end of their eventful day in Chapter 2?
(a) There was no way to tell.
(b) As large as the crematorium.
(c) Three paces long by three paces wide.
(d) Eight feet by ten feet.

5. After the SS men, Aumeier and Grabner, convened as to the viability of the pit they had driven to, what were the prisoners ordered to do?
(a) Take a short nap.
(b) Go back to the camp.
(c) Throw the corpses into the pit.
(d) Dig a bigger pit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were the prisoners who were forced to participate in the preparations for the exterminations separated into two groups at first?

2. What did a Block Senior receive as a reward for making prisoners keep the block clean?

3. What did the word "organize" mean in the camp's slang?

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

5. What is the name of the town that Filip Muller is from?

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