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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. Why did the author and her colleagues dread taking contagious cases to the hospital?
(a) They were afraid to infect other patients within the hospital.
(b) They were afraid that they themselves would catch the diseases.
(c) Contagious cases were left for dead and sent to the gas chamber.
(d) The nurses and doctors did not have the needed materials to treat them.

2. 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 became suspicious when they were told to date them from another city.
(c) She had no one left to whom she could write.
(d) She did not know what she could say to anyone about her situation.

3. At the time of the author's story, the city of Cluj was a part of what country?
(a) Russia.
(b) Poland.
(c) Romania.
(d) Hungary.

4. According to the German major who stayed with the Lengyel family, why did his family complain whenever he returned home?
(a) He was away from home so much and they missed him.
(b) They disagreed with the way that the Germans were treating prisoners.
(c) He did not send back as much loot as the other officers sent to their families.
(d) He did not make enough money to keep his children fed and clothed.

5. How many patients did the hospital in the infirmary hold?
(a) Twenty to thirty.
(b) Almost one hundred.
(c) From four to five hundred people.
(d) Two hundred and fifty.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Stubendiensts surround the prisoners who were chosen for selection?

2. What was the ultimate purpose of Birkenau?

3. How many barracks lined the Lagerstrasse?

4. Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them?

5. How many women worked in the kitchen staff?

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