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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. To what does the author compare the S.S. women who oversaw the selections in their large black rain capes?
(a) Vultures waiting for their prey.
(b) Ominous ghosts.
(c) Bats swooping down from the sky.
(d) Agents of the devil.

2. What did Olga pick up from the ground that helped her escape from the group of prisoners headed for the gas chamber?
(a) A stick.
(b) A rock.
(c) A hat.
(d) A trash bag.

3. What disease did Tadek's new girlfriend eventually contract?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Dysentery.
(d) Scarlet fever.

4. What did Olga hide in her boot?
(a) A piece of bread.
(b) A knife.
(c) A poison capsule.
(d) A picture of her family.

5. What was the "most tragic danger" for the sick in the camp?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Disease.
(c) Selections.
(d) Infection.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, how many serious infections were dealt with in the infirmary as a result of poor sterilization procedures?

2. What time did the infirmary begin to see patients each day?

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

4. Why did the author and her colleagues dread taking contagious cases to the hospital?

5. Of what was Dr. Lengyel accused when he was questioned by the S.S.?

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