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

2. How long had the Polish woman, Irka, been in the camp?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Fifteen months.
(d) Four years.

3. How many prisoners were assigned to carry the 150-pound kettle for each meal?
(a) Two.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) One.

4. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal?
(a) A week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What ingredient in the bread irritated the prisoners' gums?

2. Why did Olga renounce her privilege to write postcards to loved ones outside of the camp?

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

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

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

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