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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 long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?
(a) One month.
(b) One week.
(c) Three weeks.
(d) Two months.

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. How many days did it take for the train that was carrying Olga and her family to arrive at its destination?
(a) Seven days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Six days.
(d) Three days.

4. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?
(a) Two-thirds.
(b) Three-fourths.
(c) Almost half.
(d) One-third.

5. Other than for eating, of what use were the twenty bowls issued to the prisoners in the barracks?
(a) Collecting rain water.
(b) Chamber pots.
(c) Digging latrines.
(d) Weapons during fights.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Olga hide in her boot?

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

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

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

5. What would happen to the prisoners if they tried to sneak to the latrines at night?

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