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

2. Why did Olga rip her own blouse and dress?
(a) She knew that the shreds would be useful later.
(b) She did not want the Germans to be able to use them.
(c) She was trying to create a distraction for another woman.
(d) She tried to pull the clothing out of a guard's hands.

3. Which of Olga's friends was also chosen for selection at the same time?
(a) Irka.
(b) Lilli.
(c) Eva.
(d) Magda.

4. How many patients did the hospital in the infirmary hold?
(a) Twenty to thirty.
(b) From four to five hundred people.
(c) Almost one hundred.
(d) Two hundred and fifty.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, despite his handsome appearance, what characteristic of Dr. Mengele's made a person uneasy?

2. After they disembarked from the train, who was immediately sent to the left?

3. What was the occupation of the "Lageraelteste" in her life outside of the camp?

4. Why did the people who were still alive lie on top of one another during their last night on the train car?

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

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