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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 German major who stayed with the Lengyel family, why did his family complain whenever he returned home?
(a) He did not make enough money to keep his children fed and clothed.
(b) He did not send back as much loot as the other officers sent to their families.
(c) They disagreed with the way that the Germans were treating prisoners.
(d) He was away from home so much and they missed him.

2. What was the duty of the blocova's secretary?
(a) To deliver messages to the S.S. offices.
(b) To write and send out memos to the other prisoners.
(c) To edit the roll call and reports.
(d) To keep the blocova's office organized.

3. Why did Olga renounce her privilege to write postcards to loved ones outside of the camp?
(a) She became suspicious when they were told to date them from another city.
(b) She did not know what she could say to anyone about her situation.
(c) She refused to take any perceived "kindness" from her captors.
(d) She had no one left to whom she could write.

4. 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.

5. How many people were loaded into Olga's train car?
(a) 96.
(b) 106.
(c) 90.
(d) 110.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Olga hide in her boot?

2. How many women from the infirmary had the task of carrying corpses from the hospital to the morgue?

3. What did Olga have to give to the blocova in order to keep her escape from the gas chamber a secret?

4. Why did L. come to the infirmary so often?

5. What did Dr. Klein bring for Olga while she and the other inmates were kneeling in the mud?

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