View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them?
(a) The German guards would beat them if they did not eat.
(b) They did not want to offend their captors.
(c) They knew that if they did not eat, they would die.
(d) They hoped to find one of the "surprises" in the bottom.

2. What sign, posted in the camp, assured prisoners that they would be put to work?
(a) "Work is the path to happiness!"
(b) "Hard work is its own reward!"
(c) "Work is freedom!"
(d) "To work is to live!"

3. What happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp?
(a) Her husband was hanged for insubordination.
(b) The men were removed from the camp.
(c) She was assigned to work in the infirmary.
(d) All of the barracks were locked down.

4. What was the difference between the coffee that the prisoners were served and the tea that they were given?
(a) Coffee was only given to the higher-ranking prisoners.
(b) There was no real difference.
(c) The coffee gave off a much more foul odor.
(d) The coffee was a darker color than the tea.

5. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?
(a) Linguistics professor.
(b) City adiministrator.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the German major who stayed with the Lengyel family, why did his family complain whenever he returned home?

2. What name was given to the prisoner who was chosen to oversee the service within each block?

3. What was the name of the building that became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz?

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

5. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 341 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample