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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 did Olga pick up from the ground that helped her escape from the group of prisoners headed for the gas chamber?
(a) A trash bag.
(b) A rock.
(c) A stick.
(d) A hat.

2. What ingredient in the bread irritated the prisoners' gums?
(a) Sawdust.
(b) Gravel.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Oats.

3. How many people were usually taken from each barrack during a selection?
(a) Between 50 and 60 people.
(b) At least 100 people.
(c) Between 75 and 90 people.
(d) Between 20 and 40 people.

4. What was the occupation of the "Lageraelteste" in her life outside of the camp?
(a) She had been a nurse.
(b) She had been a kindergarten teacher.
(c) She had been a police officer.
(d) She had been a baker.

5. What did Olga have to give to the blocova in order to keep her escape from the gas chamber a secret?
(a) Her toothbrush.
(b) Her wooden knife.
(c) Her boots.
(d) A week's ration of margarine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease did Tadek's new girlfriend eventually contract?

2. What reply did most prisoners in the concentration camp give to explain their imprisonment?

3. What illness afflicted the children who were lying near the door of the train car?

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

5. Why did Tadek, the blue-eyed man, stop bringing gifts for Olga?

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