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

2. Why did Olga renounce her privilege to write postcards to loved ones outside of the camp?
(a) She became suspicious when they were told to date them from another city.
(b) She refused to take any perceived "kindness" from her captors.
(c) She had no one left to whom she could write.
(d) She did not know what she could say to anyone about her situation.

3. What was the original purpose of the building that became Olga's new home?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A munitions plant.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A stable.

4. What did Olga assume when she saw the pitiful women in the cages?
(a) They were isolated because they were insane.
(b) This was her own future.
(c) They must be under quarantine.
(d) This was a dream.

5. How many days did it take for the train that was carrying Olga and her family to arrive at its destination?
(a) Three days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Seven days.
(d) Six days.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Olga and her fellow prisoners use as a mop?

2. Where did the ambulances take the sick and injured who got off the train?

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

4. Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them?

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

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