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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. Why did Olga's husband decide not to take half of her poison?
(a) He decided that he would live to tell others about the cruelty he had seen.
(b) She might have needed it all, and suicide might be easier for him.
(c) She begged him to leave it all for her.
(d) He remembered where he could find his own poison.

2. What did the green triangle on a prisoner's uniform indicate?
(a) The prisoner was guilty of murder.
(b) The prisoner was of German origin.
(c) The prisoner had been selected for the gas chamber.
(d) The prisoner worked in the infirmary.

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

4. What was the name of the building that became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz?
(a) Barrack 23.
(b) Barrack 26.
(c) Birkenau.
(d) The Bakery.

5. What advice did the handsome German prisoner have for Olga when she was looking for her son?
(a) "Pay one of the guards and he may tell you where to go."
(b) "Pretend to be German, and you might get kind treatment."
(c) "Don't give up looking, no matter what others tell you."
(d) "Forget him, and everyone else you knew, and just worry about yourself."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Olga hide in her boot?

3. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?

4. Why did Olga get in the line to have her hair shaved?

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

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