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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVII through XXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the prisoners who worked outside of the camp forced to do as they marched into and out of camp?
(a) Sing.
(b) Salute the S.S.
(c) Carry away dead bodies.
(d) Pull the work wagons.

2. How did the Germans decide to exterminate the remaining children in the camp?
(a) They threw them into a pit and burned them with gasoline.
(b) They stopped feeding them and left them to die of starvation.
(c) They made them stand wet in the freezing weather until they died of exposure.
(d) They took them into the woods and shot them.

3. How long had the blue-eyed man been in prison camps?
(a) Two years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six years.

4. How many people were usually taken from each barrack during a selection?
(a) At least 100 people.
(b) Between 50 and 60 people.
(c) Between 75 and 90 people.
(d) Between 20 and 40 people.

5. Why was Olga chosen for selection in Chapter 8?
(a) She tried to stab the blocova.
(b) She stole food from the kitchen.
(c) She was so sick that she couldn't get out of her bunk.
(d) She covered her back with a piece of wool.

Short Answer Questions

1. What "rumor" did the woman in Olga's barrack share with Dr. Klein?

2. Other than for eating, of what use were the twenty bowls issued to the prisoners in the barracks?

3. How often were the prisoners allowed to go to the latrines?

4. What regulation governed the tattooing of prisoners?

5. What was the original purpose of the building that became Olga's new home?

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