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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. What question did Olga ask of her mother and father before they left the train car?
(a) "Will you pray for me?"
(b) "Will you look after the children?"
(c) "Can you forgive me?"
(d) "Can you be strong?"

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

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

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

5. What advice did the handsome German prisoner have for Olga when she was looking for her son?
(a) "Pretend to be German, and you might get kind treatment."
(b) "Don't give up looking, no matter what others tell you."
(c) "Forget him, and everyone else you knew, and just worry about yourself."
(d) "Pay one of the guards and he may tell you where to go."

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Olga and her fellow prisoners use as a mop?

4. According to the German major who stayed with the Lengyel family, why did his family complain whenever he returned home?

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

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