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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V through IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, how many serious infections were dealt with in the infirmary as a result of poor sterilization procedures?
(a) Over two hundred.
(b) Too many to count.
(c) Zero.
(d) Twenty.

2. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal?
(a) Four days.
(b) A week.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two days.

3. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?
(a) Almost half.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) Three-fourths.
(d) One-third.

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

5. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?
(a) Kommando.
(b) Blocova.
(c) Stubendienst.
(d) Koia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Olga chosen for selection in Chapter 8?

2. What question did Olga ask of her mother and father before they left the train car?

3. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?

4. To what does the author compare the S.S. women who oversaw the selections in their large black rain capes?

5. How many people were usually taken from each barrack during a selection?

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