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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. What "presents" did Tadek, the blue-eyed man, give to Olga?
(a) Bits of twine in order to make herself a belt.
(b) A potato and a shawl.
(c) A spoon and a tin cup.
(d) A wooden knife and a handkerchief.

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

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

4. How many internees were in Olga's camp?
(a) Thirty to forty thousand.
(b) Over two hundred thousand.
(c) Around one hundred thousand.
(d) About ten thousand.

5. Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them?
(a) They hoped to find one of the "surprises" in the bottom.
(b) They knew that if they did not eat, they would die.
(c) They did not want to offend their captors.
(d) The German guards would beat them if they did not eat.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women worked in the kitchen staff?

2. Why did Madga, at first, refuse to attempt escape?

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

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

5. Where did the ambulances take the sick and injured who got off the train?

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