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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters V through IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does the author compare the S.S. women who oversaw the selections in their large black rain capes?
(a) Agents of the devil.
(b) Bats swooping down from the sky.
(c) Ominous ghosts.
(d) Vultures waiting for their prey.

2. What was the irony in Dr. Lengyel's success in saving Olly's life?
(a) Olly's family was angry with Dr. Lengyel for interfering.
(b) Dr. Lengyel was punished for performing medicine on the train.
(c) Olly was taken to the gas chamber and murdered the very next day.
(d) Olly later hung herself in the camp.

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

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

5. According to the author, how many serious infections were dealt with in the infirmary as a result of poor sterilization procedures?
(a) Over two hundred.
(b) Too many to count.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Zero.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the original purpose of the building that became Olga's new home?

3. How long was the Lagerstrasse?

4. How many roll calls occurred each day?

5. At each roll call, how many woman were lined up in front of each barrack?

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