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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I through IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What response did the old inmate give Olga when she asked about the red brick building with the chimney?
(a) He told her that she did not want to know the truth.
(b) He said it was an ammunition factory.
(c) He smiled and told her that she would find out soon enough.
(d) He said it was the camp bakery.

2. Where did the ambulances take the sick and injured who got off the train?
(a) To the gas chambers.
(b) To another train that returned them to their country.
(c) To the infirmary.
(d) To the camp barracks.

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

4. What was the name of the building that became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz?
(a) The Bakery.
(b) Barrack 26.
(c) Birkenau.
(d) Barrack 23.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many prisoners were assigned to carry the 150-pound kettle for each meal?

2. What did Olga assume when she saw the pitiful women in the cages?

3. What advice did the handsome German prisoner have for Olga when she was looking for her son?

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

5. What did Olga hide in her boot?

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