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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. Why did Madga, at first, refuse to attempt escape?
(a) She did not want to leave her mother, who was also in the circle.
(b) She did not believe in the crematory and thought they would go somewhere better.
(c) She was too frightened to move out of the circle.
(d) She was tired of living and had resigned herself to death.

2. What happened to the prisoners who drank stagnant water from the puddles?
(a) They were beaten by their fellow prisoners.
(b) They were beaten by the kapos.
(c) They were attacked by the German dogs.
(d) They died.

3. How many days did it take for the train that was carrying Olga and her family to arrive at its destination?
(a) Three days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Six days.

4. What reply did most prisoners in the concentration camp give to explain their imprisonment?
(a) They fought in the resistance.
(b) They were Polish.
(c) They were Jewish.
(d) They did not know why they were there.

5. Aside from the gas chamber, what other means of extermination did the Nazis use?
(a) Food poisoning.
(b) Humane euthanasia.
(c) An injection of phenol into the heart.
(d) Beheading.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the time of the author's story, the city of Cluj was a part of what country?

3. How many internees were in Olga's camp?

4. What "rumor" did the woman in Olga's barrack share with Dr. Klein?

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

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