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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. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) Almost half.
(c) One-third.
(d) Three-fourths.

2. What was the ultimate purpose of Birkenau?
(a) The extermination of prisoners.
(b) The production of clothing for the German army.
(c) The production of armaments.
(d) The detention of prisoners until the end of the war.

3. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?
(a) Two months.
(b) One week.
(c) One month.
(d) Three weeks.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did the insignia on each train car indicate?

4. What was the first "tax" that was demanded of the passengers in the train car?

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

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