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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. Aside from the gas chamber, what other means of extermination did the Nazis use?
(a) Humane euthanasia.
(b) Food poisoning.
(c) An injection of phenol into the heart.
(d) Beheading.

2. What reply did most prisoners in the concentration camp give to explain their imprisonment?
(a) They fought in the resistance.
(b) They were Polish.
(c) They did not know why they were there.
(d) They were Jewish.

3. How many prisoners were assigned to carry the 150-pound kettle for each meal?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

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

5. How many internees were in Olga's camp?
(a) Over two hundred thousand.
(b) About ten thousand.
(c) Around one hundred thousand.
(d) Thirty to forty thousand.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?

4. What did Olga assume when she saw the pitiful women in the cages?

5. What did the insignia on each train car indicate?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the hierarchy of the prisoners in the camp.

3. How did the Germans attempt to create animosity among the prisoners?

4. How was the Zahlappel different from a regular selection?

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

6. How did Olga become a "rich woman" in the camp?

7. At what point did the deportees realize the true horror of their situation?

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

9. How did Olga and her husband react to meeting each other within the camp?

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

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