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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 would happen to the prisoners if they tried to sneak to the latrines at night?
(a) They would be attacked by fellow prisoners.
(b) They would be beaten by the blocova.
(c) They would not be allowed back into the barracks.
(d) They would be shot by the S.S.

2. What did Irma Griese do to the handsome Georgian's Polish lover?
(a) She had her taken into the woods and shot.
(b) She cut off all of her hair.
(c) She sent her to the Auschwitz brothel.
(d) She sent her to the gas chamber.

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

4. What happened to all of the inmates who had relatives in America?
(a) They were all exterminated.
(b) They were sent to Dr. Mengele for use in his experiments.
(c) They were used as human shields by the German army.
(d) They were sent to the American front.

5. How old was Irma Griese?
(a) Thrity.
(b) Twenty-seven.
(c) Forty-two.
(d) Twenty-two.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the German guard beat the woman he accused of not being a "correct" prisoner?

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

3. How many women worked in the kitchen staff?

4. What metaphor did the author use to describe the train cars at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. What did Olga and her friend trade for a bit of plazki?

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