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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 inscription on the camp gate?
(a) "Camp Auschwitz."
(b) "Heil Hitler."
(c) "Work liberates."
(d) "Work Is Good For the Soul."

2. From what point of view is the story told?
(a) First person.
(b) Third person.
(c) Second Person.
(d) Omnisicient.

3. What was a blockfuhrer?
(a) An executioner in the gas chambers.
(b) The lead prisoner in each block.
(c) An SS man who supervised work in some blocks.
(d) The SS man in charge of all the blocks in the camp.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the ultimate fate of the prisoners that Vacek pulled out of the ranks?

4. What was the name for a prisoner entrusted with special duties by the SS?

5. What happened to the women in Block 10 at Auschwitz?

(see the answer key)

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