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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 was the only restriction upon the Lageraelteste?
(a) She was not allowed to speak to the other prisoners.
(b) She was not permitted to leave the camp.
(c) She was not allowed to keep a servant.
(d) She had no restrictions.

2. Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them?
(a) They knew that if they did not eat, they would die.
(b) They hoped to find one of the "surprises" in the bottom.
(c) They did not want to offend their captors.
(d) The German guards would beat them if they did not eat.

3. What was the handsome, blue-eyed man doing in Olga's barrack?
(a) He was a doctor on his rounds.
(b) He was repairing the bunks.
(c) He had sneaked in to see one of the women.
(d) He was hiding from the camp police.

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

5. Upon reflection, how does Olga Lengyel describe her philosophy about mankind?
(a) She believed that mankind is weak and easily influenced by negative forces.
(b) She believed that mankind is basically cruel and the situation influenced this cruelty.
(c) She believed that only the Nazis could ever be capable of such evil acts.
(d) She continued to have faith in mankind and hope for the future.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had been Tadek's profession before the war?

2. What did Olga have to give to the blocova in order to keep her escape from the gas chamber a secret?

3. What was the original purpose of the building that became Olga's new home?

4. According to the author, how many corpses were burned each day at Bireknau between the crematory ovens and the death pits?

5. What ingredient in the bread irritated the prisoners' gums?

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