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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVII through XXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Olga become a "rich woman" in the camp?
(a) She was given extra food by one of the guards.
(b) She made a toothbrush, a handkerchief, and a wooden knife.
(c) She found friends who comforted her.
(d) She was given her own blanket, which she shared with her bedmates.

2. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?
(a) One-third.
(b) Almost half.
(c) Three-fourths.
(d) Two-thirds.

3. What was the difference between the coffee that the prisoners were served and the tea that they were given?
(a) There was no real difference.
(b) Coffee was only given to the higher-ranking prisoners.
(c) The coffee was a darker color than the tea.
(d) The coffee gave off a much more foul odor.

4. How far was the morgue from the hospital?
(a) Forty minutes.
(b) Over an hour's walk.
(c) A half-hour's walk.
(d) Ten minutes.

5. Where did Olga and the other women get bread for their journey?
(a) They had been saving it for an emergency.
(b) They smashed in the warehouse door and took the bread.
(c) It was distributed to each inmate for the journey.
(d) People from the men's camp gave them some before they left.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?

3. How many people within the barracks had to share a single blanket?

4. Why was Auschwitz made up of mostly Gentile prisoners?

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

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