2. What did Olga assume when she saw the pitiful women in the cages?
(a) They must be under quarantine.
(b) This was her own future.
(c) They were isolated because they were insane.
(d) This was a dream.

3. What ingredient in the bread irritated the prisoners' gums?
(a) Oats.
(b) Sawdust.
(c) Peanuts.
(d) Gravel.

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?
(a) He did not believe that a prisoner had the necessary medical experience or knowledge.
(b) He believed that they were being adequately cared for.
(c) She spoke to him in a disrespectful manner, and he was offended.
(d) Prisoners were forbidden to speak directly to an S.S. doctor without authorization.

5. How many days did it take for the train that was carrying Olga and her family to arrive at its destination?
(a) Three days.
(b) Seven days.
(c) Four days.
(d) Six days.

6. Aside from the gas chamber, what other means of extermination did the Nazis use?
(a) An injection of phenol into the heart.
(b) Humane euthanasia.
(c) Food poisoning.
(d) Beheading.

7. What time did the infirmary begin to see patients each day?
(a) Six o'clock in the morning.
(b) Five o'clock in the morning.
(c) Seven o'clock in the morning.
(d) Four o'clock in the morning.

8. Why did the elderly man give his potatoes to Olga rather than to the woman to whom he had promised them?
(a) Olga was younger than the other woman.
(b) The other woman was not around.
(c) Olga looked like she needed the food more than the other woman did.
(d) He knew Olga from their life before the camp.

9. After they disembarked from the train, who was immediately sent to the left?
(a) Men.
(b) Children and old people.
(c) Healthy, able-bodied people.
(d) Women.

10. What "presents" did Tadek, the blue-eyed man, give to Olga?
(a) A spoon and a tin cup.
(b) A wooden knife and a handkerchief.
(c) A potato and a shawl.
(d) Bits of twine in order to make herself a belt.

11. What was the name of the building that became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz?
(a) Barrack 26.
(b) Birkenau.
(c) The Bakery.
(d) Barrack 23.

12. Other than for eating, of what use were the twenty bowls issued to the prisoners in the barracks?
(a) Digging latrines.
(b) Chamber pots.
(c) Collecting rain water.
(d) Weapons during fights.

13. How many women worked in the kitchen staff?
(a) Almost one hundred.
(b) About four hundred.
(c) About three hundred.
(d) About forty.

14. Why was Olga chosen for selection in Chapter 8?
(a) She tried to stab the blocova.
(b) She covered her back with a piece of wool.
(c) She was so sick that she couldn't get out of her bunk.
(d) She stole food from the kitchen.

15. What about the blue-eyed man caught Olga's attention?
(a) He had a scar on his face.
(b) He was missing one ear.
(c) He was smiling.
(d) His head had been shaved.