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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 ultimate purpose of Birkenau?
(a) The production of clothing for the German army.
(b) The extermination of prisoners.
(c) The production of armaments.
(d) The detention of prisoners until the end of the war.

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

3. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?
(a) Kommando.
(b) Stubendienst.
(c) Koia.
(d) Blocova.

4. What was the first "tax" that was demanded of the passengers in the train car?
(a) All of their jewels.
(b) Twenty stocking hats and pairs of gloves.
(c) Twenty fountain pens.
(d) Thirty wristwatches.

5. What sign, posted in the camp, assured prisoners that they would be put to work?
(a) "Hard work is its own reward!"
(b) "To work is to live!"
(c) "Work is the path to happiness!"
(d) "Work is freedom!"

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, why was the male German prisoner, who saved her from the S.S., treated better than other prisoners?

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

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

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

5. How often were the prisoners allowed to go to the latrines?

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