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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 did the statement, "he has gone to the wire" refer to?
(a) The birds sitting on the wire fences.
(b) A prisoner who was killed by running into the electrified fence.
(c) A prisoner who escapes past the wired fence.
(d) Someone who dared to climb the barbed-wire fence and fell.

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

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

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

5. What was a Kapo?
(a) The officer in command.
(b) A German citizen.
(c) A prisoner in charge of a working party.
(d) The German officer who kept the peace among prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Filip and the others throw on top of the mountain of bodies in the pit?

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

3. What were Filip and the others ordered to do with the clothing left behind by those just murdered in the crematorium?

4. What was compulsory on a Sunday afternoon?

5. Who was the dead girl that Filip had to undress from his hometown?

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