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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. What surprised Olga about the four men in sports clothes that she saw at the train station?
(a) She knew them from Cluj.
(b) They were speaking English.
(c) They seemed to know the German officer who was in charge.
(d) They all looked exactly alike.

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

3. What question did Olga ask of her mother and father before they left the train car?
(a) "Will you look after the children?"
(b) "Can you forgive me?"
(c) "Will you pray for me?"
(d) "Can you be strong?"

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

5. What was the occupation of the "Lageraelteste" in her life outside of the camp?
(a) She had been a police officer.
(b) She had been a kindergarten teacher.
(c) She had been a nurse.
(d) She had been a baker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice did the handsome German prisoner have for Olga when she was looking for her son?

2. What illness afflicted the children who were lying near the door of the train car?

3. What did the insignia on each train car indicate?

4. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?

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

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