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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what was Dr. Lengyel accused when he was questioned by the S.S.?
(a) Distributing anti-Nazi propaganda.
(b) Hiding Jewish families in his hospital.
(c) Providing free medical services to Gypsies.
(d) Boycotting the use of German pharmeceuticals in his clinic.

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

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

4. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?
(a) One-third.
(b) Two-thirds.
(c) Three-fourths.
(d) Almost half.

5. Which of Olga's friends was also chosen for selection at the same time?
(a) Irka.
(b) Magda.
(c) Lilli.
(d) Eva.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did Olga and her family join her husband when he was deported?

4. What name was given to the prisoner who was chosen to oversee the service within each block?

5. How long had the blue-eyed man been in prison camps?

Short Essay Questions

1. What details about their arrival offered the passengers hope that their conditions would be better at the camp?

2. Describe the conditions of the work in the infirmary.

3. How did the conditions in the "koias" affect the prisoners?

4. In what ways was Birkenau different from Auschwitz?

5. What did the barrack chief, Irka, explain after Olga suggested that she had hope for survival?

6. How were the people on the train cars affected by the trip and the inhumane conditions?

7. Why did Olga relate the sensation of thirst to her memories of the concentration camp?

8. What made the roll calls at the camp so difficult to endure?

9. How did the German soldiers react to the passengers on the train cars?

10. Why did Olga and her colleagues in the infirmary proceed with their work even though they did not have the proper resources?

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