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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 job of the block clerk?
(a) To count all of the gold teeth coming into the camp.
(b) To record data and movements of prisoners.
(c) To block prisoner's movements around the camp.
(d) To keep track of the spending of money.

2. What was the only Polish word that Aumeier learned in order to make himself understood by his victims?
(a) Psa (dog).
(b) Szybko (faster).
(c) Ide (go).
(d) Kota (cat).

3. What did the green triangle on the uniform of the block clerk, Vacek, signify?
(a) He was Jewish.
(b) He was a former professional criminal.
(c) He was a former Christian who converted to Judaism.
(d) He was a German soldier.

4. What was the rank of a Rottenfuhrer?
(a) Sergeant Major.
(b) Captain.
(c) Sergeant.
(d) Lance Corporal.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What rank was Hauptsternfuhrer Hans Aumeier?

4. What was the emblem on the side of the truck that took the men back and forth to the mass grave?

5. What did Maurice and Filip do with the crowbars and hammers Stark gave them?

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