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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How many roll calls occurred each day?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

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

6. Which prisoners were most often chosen to clean the latrines?
(a) The Gypsies.
(b) Anyone with dark hair and dark eyes.
(c) Intellectuals like doctors or teachers.
(d) The Jews, preferably the rabbis.

7. What happened to the prisoners who drank stagnant water from the puddles?
(a) They were beaten by the kapos.
(b) They died.
(c) They were beaten by their fellow prisoners.
(d) They were attacked by the German dogs.

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

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

10. Where did the ambulances take the sick and injured who got off the train?
(a) To the camp barracks.
(b) To the infirmary.
(c) To another train that returned them to their country.
(d) To the gas chambers.

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

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

13. What "rumor" did the woman in Olga's barrack share with Dr. Klein?
(a) Some people said that the sick were sent to the gas chamber.
(b) Men and women met at lunch time in the washroom.
(c) The S.S. were poisoning the food that was served to the prisoners.
(d) Russian troops were headed in the direction of the camp.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp?

2. How many patients did the hospital in the infirmary hold?

3. What did Olga pick up from the ground that helped her escape from the group of prisoners headed for the gas chamber?

4. What was wrong with the young Greek girl who was brought into the infirmary from a neighboring barrack?

5. What metaphor did the author use to describe the train cars at the beginning of Chapter 2?

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