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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 rank was Hauptsternfuhrer Hans Aumeier?
(a) Sergeant.
(b) Captain.
(c) General.
(d) Corporal.

2. Why did a prisoner approach Schlage as Schlage looked over the ranks of men?
(a) To complain about Vacek's murders.
(b) To beg for mercy.
(c) He asked for more food for the men.
(d) To show him his wounds.

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 deaf tailor.
(d) A half-blind singer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Filip assume that a car with its headlamps on was driving behind the truck with the prisoners and the corpses?

2. What was the job of the block clerk?

3. What was the rank of a Rottenfuhrer?

4. What was compulsory on a Sunday afternoon?

5. What was the view for the prisoners when they were moved from the dungeon to Cell 13?

(see the answer key)

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