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

2. What did Olga assume when she saw the pitiful women in the cages?
(a) This was her own future.
(b) They were isolated because they were insane.
(c) They must be under quarantine.
(d) This was a dream.

3. Why did Olga renounce her privilege to write postcards to loved ones outside of the camp?
(a) She refused to take any perceived "kindness" from her captors.
(b) She had no one left to whom she could write.
(c) She became suspicious when they were told to date them from another city.
(d) She did not know what she could say to anyone about her situation.

4. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal?
(a) A week.
(b) Three days.
(c) Two days.
(d) Four days.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What time did the infirmary begin to see patients each day?

2. What sign, posted in the camp, assured prisoners that they would be put to work?

3. What did Olga have to give to the blocova in order to keep her escape from the gas chamber a secret?

4. From where did the blue-eyed man come?

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

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