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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. Why did the Germans wait several minutes before they turned on the gas in the gas chambers?
(a) They waited to be sure that no more prisoners could fit into the room.
(b) They wanted the prisoners to panic before they died.
(c) They had to wait for the proper official to arrive and give the order.
(d) They let the temperature rise a few degrees to help the gas work better.

2. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal?
(a) Three days.
(b) Four days.
(c) Two days.
(d) A week.

3. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?
(a) Surgeon.
(b) Linguistics professor.
(c) City adiministrator.
(d) Lawyer.

4. How many women eventually ended up sharing the "apartment" in Barrack 13?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Seven.

5. Why was Auschwitz made up of mostly Gentile prisoners?
(a) The Germans had not yet turned their attention to the Jews.
(b) The Germans believed in keeping the Jews separate from the Gentiles.
(c) Most of the population in that area of Europe was Gentile.
(d) Most of the Jews were immediately sent to the gas chamber.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?

2. According to the author, of what ingredient was the camp soap made?

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

4. After June of 1943, how were most Aryans executed?

5. Why did Olga and her companion refrain from wiping their faces even when they sweated?

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