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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. After they disembarked from the train, who was immediately sent to the left?
(a) Children and old people.
(b) Women.
(c) Men.
(d) Healthy, able-bodied people.

2. Why did Tadek, the blue-eyed man, stop bringing gifts for Olga?
(a) She chose another man over him.
(b) He found someone that he liked better.
(c) She rejected his sexual advances.
(d) He did not think that she was attractive.

3. How many people within the barracks had to share a single blanket?
(a) Three.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

4. Why were pregnancies sometimes hard to catch in the initial selection at the station?
(a) The German officers did not always pay close attention to details.
(b) They were difficult to miss because there were so many people at the station.
(c) Out of fear, many women tried to hide their pregnancies.
(d) Many women wore several layers of clothing, hoping to be able to keep them all.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?

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

3. What reply did most prisoners in the concentration camp give to explain their imprisonment?

4. What did the young Czech boy trade in order to have one night with his lover from the other side of the fence?

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

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