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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?
(a) Three weeks.
(b) One week.
(c) Two months.
(d) One month.

2. What was the occupation of the "Lageraelteste" in her life outside of the camp?
(a) She had been a nurse.
(b) She had been a police officer.
(c) She had been a baker.
(d) She had been a kindergarten teacher.

3. How many people were loaded into Olga's train car?
(a) 96.
(b) 90.
(c) 106.
(d) 110.

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

5. How many people were usually taken from each barrack during a selection?
(a) Between 50 and 60 people.
(b) Between 20 and 40 people.
(c) At least 100 people.
(d) Between 75 and 90 people.

6. From where did the blue-eyed man come?
(a) Belgium.
(b) Paris.
(c) Poland.
(d) London.

7. How was Dr. Klein different from the other S.S.?
(a) He did not yell and he had nice manners.
(b) He took the time to get to know each one of his patients.
(c) He had dark hair and dark eyes.
(d) He sympathized with the prisoners and gave them news about the war.

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

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

10. According to the author, why was the male German prisoner, who saved her from the S.S., treated better than other prisoners?
(a) The German guards owed him favors.
(b) He had connections in the German military.
(c) He was charming and handsome.
(d) He was a criminal, not a political prisoner.

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

12. What were the two purposes of camp selections?
(a) To select some prisoners for the crematory and to decimate the others.
(b) To select prisoners for work detail and to show off German power.
(c) To inventory prisoners and maintain an accurate count.
(d) To select prisoners for the crematory and to locate missing prisoners.

13. Why did the elderly man not eat the potatoes in his soup?
(a) He wanted to exchange them for a "favor" from one of the women.
(b) He was blind and could not see that there were potatoes in his soup.
(c) He had no teeth and the insides of the potatoes were uncooked.
(d) His mouth was wired shut, so he could only sip the broth.

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

15. Why did Olga rip her own blouse and dress?
(a) She tried to pull the clothing out of a guard's hands.
(b) She was trying to create a distraction for another woman.
(c) She did not want the Germans to be able to use them.
(d) She knew that the shreds would be useful later.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Stubendiensts surround the prisoners who were chosen for selection?

2. What did the green triangle on a prisoner's uniform indicate?

3. How many people within the barracks had to share a single blanket?

4. What was the difference between the coffee that the prisoners were served and the tea that they were given?

5. Why did the Stubendiensts and the German prisoners form a circle around those who were chosen for selection?

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