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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. What did the Nazis do with all of the documents they removed from the "political bureau"?
(a) They burned them.
(b) They dumped them into the latrine.
(c) They threw them into boxes and then into the back of a truck.
(d) They loaded them into briefcases and locked the latches.

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

3. How was Dr. Klein different from the other S.S.?
(a) He had dark hair and dark eyes.
(b) He sympathized with the prisoners and gave them news about the war.
(c) He did not yell and he had nice manners.
(d) He took the time to get to know each one of his patients.

4. Where was the "American camp" to which the German officer ordered the four American men to be taken?
(a) It was actually the crematory.
(b) Just outside of Auschwitz.
(c) There was no American camp; they were shot in the woods.
(d) Deeper into German territory.

5. How long did the roll calls last on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays?
(a) Until lunch time.
(b) From dawn until the end of the afternoon.
(c) For over six hours.
(d) From sunup to sundown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often was the water turned on in the washrooms?

2. What was distributed to internees as they entered the gas chamber that helped to convince them that they were actually headed for the showers?

3. What response did the old inmate give Olga when she asked about the red brick building with the chimney?

4. Why did Dr. Klein, the chief S.S. doctor of the camp, rebuke Olga when she asked to be allowed to give medical aid to her fellow prisoners?

5. What did the young Czech boy trade in order to have one night with his lover from the other side of the fence?

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