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

2. Why did the people who were still alive lie on top of one another during their last night on the train car?
(a) To avoid coming into contact with the decaying corpses.
(b) Because no one wanted to be near the door when it was opened.
(c) To try to stay warm during the cold night.
(d) Because there was not enough room in the car for everyone to lie down.

3. What illness afflicted the children who were lying near the door of the train car?
(a) Influenza.
(b) Small pox.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Dysentery.

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) The coffee was a darker color than the tea.
(c) There was no real difference.
(d) The coffee gave off a much more foul odor.

5. How many languages did the Auschwitz-Birkenau commandant's interpreter speak?
(a) Nine.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Five.
(d) Seven.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp?

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

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

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

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