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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 people within the barracks had to share a single blanket?
(a) Three.
(b) Seven.
(c) Fifteen.
(d) Ten.

2. How many people were loaded into Olga's train car?
(a) 106.
(b) 90.
(c) 110.
(d) 96.

3. Why did Olga get in the line to have her hair shaved?
(a) She was worried about the threat of lice.
(b) She was ordered into the line by a guard.
(c) She saw the head-shaving as an expression of mourning.
(d) She preferred to undergo the same treatment as her peers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the irony in Dr. Lengyel's success in saving Olly's life?

3. What name was given to the barrack's "cages" into which the prisoners were divided?

4. Why did the people who were still alive lie on top of one another during their last night on the train car?

5. Of what was Dr. Lengyel accused when he was questioned by the S.S.?

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