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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 long had the Polish woman, Irka, been in the camp?
(a) Two years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Fifteen months.
(d) Four years.

2. Through the underground, Olga discovered that her husband was working where?
(a) In the camp at Buna.
(b) In the crematory.
(c) In the hospital at Belsen.
(d) In "Canada."

3. How many days passed between Olga's arrival in the village and the arrival of the Russian troops?
(a) The Russians arrived five days later.
(b) The Russians arrived that same night.
(c) The Russians arrived the next morning.
(d) The Russians arrived three days later.

4. Why did Joseph Kramer arrange an unexpected concert for the prisoners in Auschwitz?
(a) It was a show for Red Cross officials who were surveying the camp's conditions.
(b) He was rewarding the prisoners for good behavior.
(c) For a propaganda film showing the good treatment the prisoners received.
(d) Olga was not sure, but it made her nervous.

5. Why did the young girl who worked with Olga break into hysterical laughter one day when they entered the morgue?
(a) She realized that she would soon be one of those corpses piled on the floor.
(b) She saw one of the S.S. bend over and rip his pants.
(c) She saw the body of her mother, whom she had thought was safely hidden.
(d) The pressure and horror of the job had finally taken its toll on her.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did the author and her colleagues dread taking contagious cases to the hospital?

3. Why did Olga go into the washrooms at lunch?

4. How much did Olga pay in order to buy a piece of cloth and have a nurse's blouse made?

5. What question did Olga ask of her mother and father before they left the train car?

(see the answer key)

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