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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 did Olga hide in her boot?
(a) A poison capsule.
(b) A piece of bread.
(c) A knife.
(d) A picture of her family.

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

3. What did Olga and her fellow prisoners use as a mop?
(a) A handful of dirty rags pulled from the garbage pile.
(b) Their socks.
(c) The bottom portion of a dress, which had been cut off.
(d) The sleeves of their own dresses.

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

5. According to the author, why was the male German prisoner, who saved her from the S.S., treated better than other prisoners?
(a) The German guards owed him favors.
(b) He was a criminal, not a political prisoner.
(c) He was charming and handsome.
(d) He had connections in the German military.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the ultimate purpose of Birkenau?

3. How long had the Polish woman, Irka, been in the camp?

4. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?

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

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