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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What would happen to the prisoners if they tried to sneak to the latrines at night?
(a) They would be beaten by the blocova.
(b) They would be shot by the S.S.
(c) They would be attacked by fellow prisoners.
(d) They would not be allowed back into the barracks.

4. What name was given to the prisoner who was chosen to oversee the service within each block?
(a) Stubendienst.
(b) Lagerkap.
(c) Koia.
(d) Blocova.

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

6. According to the German major who stayed with the Lengyel family, why did his family complain whenever he returned home?
(a) He was away from home so much and they missed him.
(b) He did not send back as much loot as the other officers sent to their families.
(c) He did not make enough money to keep his children fed and clothed.
(d) They disagreed with the way that the Germans were treating prisoners.

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

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

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

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

11. How did Olga become a "rich woman" in the camp?
(a) She was given extra food by one of the guards.
(b) She was given her own blanket, which she shared with her bedmates.
(c) She found friends who comforted her.
(d) She made a toothbrush, a handkerchief, and a wooden knife.

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

13. What was the duty of the blocova's secretary?
(a) To deliver messages to the S.S. offices.
(b) To edit the roll call and reports.
(c) To keep the blocova's office organized.
(d) To write and send out memos to the other prisoners.

14. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?
(a) Blocova.
(b) Kommando.
(c) Koia.
(d) Stubendienst.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many internees were in Olga's camp?

2. How often was the water turned on in the washrooms?

3. Where did the ambulances take the sick and injured who got off the train?

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

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

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