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

2. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?
(a) Stubendienst.
(b) Koia.
(c) Blocova.
(d) Kommando.

3. Why did Olga and her family join her husband when he was deported?
(a) The S.S. forced them from their homes and sent them away. too.
(b) She believed the family would be better off than they were in Cluj.
(c) She did not want him to suffer the terrors of the camps alone.
(d) She believed everything would be all right as long as they stayed together.

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

5. Why did Olga renounce her privilege to write postcards to loved ones outside of the camp?
(a) She did not know what she could say to anyone about her situation.
(b) She refused to take any perceived "kindness" from her captors.
(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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Olga get in the line to have her hair shaved?

2. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?

3. At the time of the author's story, the city of Cluj was a part of what country?

4. What was the irony in Dr. Lengyel's success in saving Olly's life?

5. What did the green triangle on a prisoner's uniform indicate?

(see the answer key)

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