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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1, No Return.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the author overhear the prisoner next to him saying in Chapter 1?
(a) Prayers to God to save him.
(b) Curses at the Germans.
(c) Nonsensical mumbling.
(d) Mumbles of disbelief at the happenings.

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

4. Who was Vacek's second victim to be pulled out of the ranks?
(a) A man whose cap did not fit.
(b) A man with thick eyeglasses.
(c) A deaf tailor.
(d) A half-blind singer.

5. How many blankets did a prisoner in the block receive?
(a) None.
(b) One blanket was shared by two prisoners.
(c) One blanket.
(d) One and an extra if it was very cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the rank of a Rottenfuhrer?

2. What was the job of a block orderly?

3. From what point of view is the story told?

4. What was Vacek's first victim's handicap?

5. What did Filip do to quench his thirst on Sunday afternoon?

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