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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 emblem on the side of the truck that took the men back and forth to the mass grave?
(a) A skull and crossbones.
(b) The Nazi Swastika.
(c) The International Red Cross.
(d) A dove.

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) Mumbles of disbelief at the happenings.
(d) Nonsensical mumbling.

3. What was Sonderbehandlung?
(a) Lance sergeant.
(b) Penal company.
(c) Selection for extermination.
(d) Secret code word for murdering.

4. What did Filip do to quench his thirst on Sunday afternoon?
(a) Drink the extra bowl of soup he managed to get.
(b) Sneak outside with his bunkmate.
(c) Drink from puddles on the ground.
(d) Steal another prisoner's water.

5. What did the word "organize" mean in the camp's slang?
(a) To order goods.
(b) To give orders to prisoners.
(c) To steal.
(d) To clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the statement, "he has gone to the wire" refer to?

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

3. What was the midday meal for prisoners?

4. What was an Unterscharfuhrer?

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

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