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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. According to the author, despite his handsome appearance, what characteristic of Dr. Mengele's made a person uneasy?
(a) His smug grin.
(b) Nothing in particular; just something about his demeanor.
(c) A nasty scar running under his chin and up to his right ear.
(d) A wildness in his eyes.

2. What part of "Canada" reminded Olga of all the infants that had been murdered by the Germans?
(a) A collection of baby bottles.
(b) A pile of family photos.
(c) The boxes of baby shoes.
(d) A row of baby carriages.

3. What regulation governed the tattooing of prisoners?
(a) Only prisoners who received special treatment were tattooed.
(b) All prisoners were tattooed, regardless of their status.
(c) There were no fixed regulations.
(d) The tattoo numbers determined the order in which prisoners were executed.

4. Of what was Dr. Lengyel accused when he was questioned by the S.S.?
(a) Distributing anti-Nazi propaganda.
(b) Providing free medical services to Gypsies.
(c) Boycotting the use of German pharmeceuticals in his clinic.
(d) Hiding Jewish families in his hospital.

5. According to the author, of what ingredient was the camp soap made?
(a) The rendered bodies of rats caught in the camp.
(b) The soup that was left at the end of each week.
(c) Toiletries taken from the luggage of detainees.
(d) The grease from the cremated bodies of prisoners.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women worked in the kitchen staff?

2. After they disembarked from the train, who was immediately sent to the left?

3. How long had the blue-eyed man been in prison camps?

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

5. What happened to the Veterinarian the night that her lover was taken to the gas chamber?

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