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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the difference between the coffee that the prisoners were served and the tea that they were given?
(a) The coffee gave off a much more foul odor.
(b) There was no real difference.
(c) The coffee was a darker color than the tea.
(d) Coffee was only given to the higher-ranking prisoners.

4. What did the insignia on each train car indicate?
(a) The concentration camp to which each car was headed.
(b) The number of animals that each car was designed to transport.
(c) The countries from which the cars originated.
(d) The explanation for the deportation of the people inside the cars.

5. To what does the author compare the S.S. women who oversaw the selections in their large black rain capes?
(a) Bats swooping down from the sky.
(b) Ominous ghosts.
(c) Agents of the devil.
(d) Vultures waiting for their prey.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

14. How many barracks lined the Lagerstrasse?
(a) Thirty Six.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Seventeen on either side.
(d) Twenty total.

15. Why did Olga go into the washrooms at lunch?
(a) She felt dirty and wanted to try to clean herself.
(b) She had heard that the men sometimes shared their food with women in there.
(c) She followed along with a friend.
(d) She wanted to find a place to be alone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the time of the author's story, the city of Cluj was a part of what country?

3. At each roll call, how many woman were lined up in front of each barrack?

4. What was the handsome, blue-eyed man doing in Olga's barrack?

5. How many roll calls occurred each day?

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