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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 Olga rip her own blouse and dress?
(a) She was trying to create a distraction for another woman.
(b) She did not want the Germans to be able to use them.
(c) She tried to pull the clothing out of a guard's hands.
(d) She knew that the shreds would be useful later.

2. One day in June of 1944, where did Irma Griese send the 315 women who were "selected"?
(a) Into the woods to be shot.
(b) Directly to the crematory.
(c) Out of the camp on a work detail.
(d) Into a washroom, where they were locked in.

3. How many days did the 315 "selected" women wait for Dr. Klein before he arrived to review them?
(a) Four days.
(b) Six days.
(c) Three days.
(d) Five days.

4. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?
(a) One week.
(b) Two months.
(c) One month.
(d) Three weeks.

5. What name was given to the barrack's "cages" into which the prisoners were divided?
(a) Kommandos.
(b) Arbeit.
(c) Blocova.
(d) Koias.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Olga's husband decide not to take half of her poison?

2. What did the green triangle on a prisoner's uniform indicate?

3. What would happen to the prisoners if they tried to sneak to the latrines at night?

4. Why did Olga go into the washrooms at lunch?

5. According to the author, of what ingredient was the camp soap made?

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