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

2. After the SS men, Aumeier and Grabner, convened as to the viability of the pit they had driven to, what were the prisoners ordered to do?
(a) Take a short nap.
(b) Go back to the camp.
(c) Throw the corpses into the pit.
(d) Dig a bigger pit.

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

4. What happened to the women in Block 10 at Auschwitz?
(a) They were sterilized.
(b) They were treated fairly well.
(c) They were left to die.
(d) They were raped.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Polish name for the town the Germans called Auschwitz?

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

3. What did Filip do to quench his thirst on Sunday afternoon?

4. What was the only Polish word that Aumeier learned in order to make himself understood by his victims?

5. What worried Filip so much about a cut on his pinkie finger?

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