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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 Miklos Lengyel's profession?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Linguistics professor.
(c) City adiministrator.
(d) Surgeon.

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

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

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

5. What happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp?
(a) She was assigned to work in the infirmary.
(b) Her husband was hanged for insubordination.
(c) The men were removed from the camp.
(d) All of the barracks were locked down.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Olga rip her own blouse and dress?

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

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

4. How many days did it take for the train that was carrying Olga and her family to arrive at its destination?

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

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