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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many languages did the Auschwitz-Birkenau commandant's interpreter speak?
(a) Five.
(b) Nine.
(c) Seven.
(d) Twelve.

4. What was the original purpose of the building that became Olga's new home?
(a) A bakery.
(b) A munitions plant.
(c) A hospital.
(d) A stable.

5. Why did Olga renounce her privilege to write postcards to loved ones outside of the camp?
(a) She had no one left to whom she could write.
(b) She became suspicious when they were told to date them from another city.
(c) She refused to take any perceived "kindness" from her captors.
(d) She did not know what she could say to anyone about her situation.

6. How long had the blue-eyed man been in prison camps?
(a) Six years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Two years.
(d) Four years.

7. Why did Olga and her family join her husband when he was deported?
(a) She believed everything would be all right as long as they stayed together.
(b) She believed the family would be better off than they were in Cluj.
(c) She did not want him to suffer the terrors of the camps alone.
(d) The S.S. forced them from their homes and sent them away. too.

8. According to the author, despite his handsome appearance, what characteristic of Dr. Mengele's made a person uneasy?
(a) His smug grin.
(b) A nasty scar running under his chin and up to his right ear.
(c) A wildness in his eyes.
(d) Nothing in particular; just something about his demeanor.

9. How long was the Lagerstrasse?
(a) About 5000 long.
(b) About 2 miles long.
(c) About 10,000 feet long.
(d) About 1500 feet long.

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

11. What did Olga have to give to the blocova in order to keep her escape from the gas chamber a secret?
(a) Her toothbrush.
(b) Her wooden knife.
(c) Her boots.
(d) A week's ration of margarine.

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

13. At each roll call, how many woman were lined up in front of each barrack?
(a) 2000.
(b) 200,000.
(c) 1,400.
(d) 35,000.

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

15. What was the first "tax" that was demanded of the passengers in the train car?
(a) Twenty fountain pens.
(b) All of their jewels.
(c) Thirty wristwatches.
(d) Twenty stocking hats and pairs of gloves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease did Tadek's new girlfriend eventually contract?

2. What room became the "apartment" for Olga and her colleagues in the infirmary?

3. How many barracks lined the Lagerstrasse?

4. After they disembarked from the train, who was immediately sent to the left?

5. What was the occupation of the "Lageraelteste" in her life outside of the camp?

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