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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters X through XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 hide them from the guards who were loading the trucks.
(d) To prevent them from escaping.

2. What room became the "apartment" for Olga and her colleagues in the infirmary?
(a) The far end of the hospital wing.
(b) A lean-to behind the washrooms.
(c) The old urinal in Barrack Number 12.
(d) A pantry in the kitchens.

3. How many prisoners were assigned to carry the 150-pound kettle for each meal?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

5. How often were the prisoners allowed to go to the latrines?
(a) Once a day.
(b) Three times, once after each meal.
(c) Twice each day.
(d) Four times each day.

Short Answer Questions

1. Between May and the end of July of 1944, how many people were executed at Auschwitz-Birkenau?

2. What happened to the prisoners who drank stagnant water from the puddles?

3. What was the "most tragic danger" for the sick in the camp?

4. What would happen to the prisoners if they tried to sneak to the latrines at night?

5. What did Olga assume when she saw the pitiful women in the cages?

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