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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. Why did Fischl get so upset with the other prisoners while he recited the Kaddish?
(a) He couldn't remember the words.
(b) The others made fun of him.
(c) They talked while he tried to pray.
(d) The others were eating while he prayed.

2. Who was Schlage?
(a) An SS officer watching Vacek.
(b) A relative of Vacek's.
(c) A prisoner who escaped.
(d) A Nazi General about to arrive.

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

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

5. What did Filip imagine might be done to him if they tied his hands behind his back?
(a) He would be left in a hole to die.
(b) He would then be suspended by his fastened hands.
(c) They would then cut his hands off.
(d) He would have to perform his work like that.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Vacek force the prisoners to do that he had pulled out of the ranks?

2. Where were Filip and Maurice taken after being caught at the tea vats?

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

4. What genre does the story fall into?

5. What gave Filip some solace as his father's remains were burned in the crematorium?

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