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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 long had the blue-eyed man been in prison camps?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Six years.

2. What happened to the prisoners who drank stagnant water from the puddles?
(a) They were beaten by the kapos.
(b) They died.
(c) They were beaten by their fellow prisoners.
(d) They were attacked by the German dogs.

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

4. What was the duty of the blocova's secretary?
(a) To edit the roll call and reports.
(b) To write and send out memos to the other prisoners.
(c) To keep the blocova's office organized.
(d) To deliver messages to the S.S. offices.

5. Why did the Stubendiensts and the German prisoners form a circle around those who were chosen for selection?
(a) To pray for them.
(b) To protect them from the S.S.
(c) To prevent them from escaping.
(d) To hide them from the guards who were loading the trucks.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does the author compare the S.S. women who oversaw the selections in their large black rain capes?

2. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal?

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

4. How long was the Lagerstrasse?

5. Why did the elderly man not eat the potatoes in his soup?

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