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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. Which prisoners were most often chosen to clean the latrines?
(a) The Gypsies.
(b) The Jews, preferably the rabbis.
(c) Intellectuals like doctors or teachers.
(d) Anyone with dark hair and dark eyes.

2. From where did the blue-eyed man come?
(a) Poland.
(b) Paris.
(c) London.
(d) Belgium.

3. According to the author, despite his handsome appearance, what characteristic of Dr. Mengele's made a person uneasy?
(a) A wildness in his eyes.
(b) Nothing in particular; just something about his demeanor.
(c) His smug grin.
(d) A nasty scar running under his chin and up to his right ear.

4. How long was the Lagerstrasse?
(a) About 2 miles long.
(b) About 1500 feet long.
(c) About 10,000 feet long.
(d) About 5000 long.

5. How many people within the barracks had to share a single blanket?
(a) Ten.
(b) Three.
(c) Seven.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Olga renounce her privilege to write postcards to loved ones outside of the camp?

3. At the time of the author's story, the city of Cluj was a part of what country?

4. What was the name of the building that became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz?

5. How many patients did the hospital in the infirmary hold?

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