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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters X through XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had the Polish woman, Irka, been in the camp?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Fifteen months.
(d) Four years.

2. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?
(a) City adiministrator.
(b) Linguistics professor.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Lawyer.

3. What room became the "apartment" for Olga and her colleagues in the infirmary?
(a) A pantry in the kitchens.
(b) The far end of the hospital wing.
(c) A lean-to behind the washrooms.
(d) The old urinal in Barrack Number 12.

4. At each roll call, how many woman were lined up in front of each barrack?
(a) 2000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 200,000.
(d) 1,400.

5. Why did Olga and her family join her husband when he was deported?
(a) She did not want him to suffer the terrors of the camps alone.
(b) She believed the family would be better off than they were in Cluj.
(c) She believed everything would be all right as long as they stayed together.
(d) The S.S. forced them from their homes and sent them away. too.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, how many serious infections were dealt with in the infirmary as a result of poor sterilization procedures?

2. What standard did the Germans use to determine which children in the men's camp would be exterminated?

3. What did Olga pick up from the ground that helped her escape from the group of prisoners headed for the gas chamber?

4. What happened to the Hungarian girl who was brought to the infirmary?

5. How many patients did the hospital in the infirmary hold?

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