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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. 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.

2. 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) She believed everything would be all right as long as they stayed together.
(c) She did not want him to suffer the terrors of the camps alone.
(d) The S.S. forced them from their homes and sent them away. too.

3. Why did Madga, at first, refuse to attempt escape?
(a) She was tired of living and had resigned herself to death.
(b) She was too frightened to move out of the circle.
(c) She did not believe in the crematory and thought they would go somewhere better.
(d) She did not want to leave her mother, who was also in the circle.

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

5. 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) Nothing in particular; just something about his demeanor.
(c) His smug grin.
(d) A wildness in his eyes.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Olga's husband decide not to take half of her poison?

3. What was the name of the building that became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz?

4. What was the "most tragic danger" for the sick in the camp?

5. How many people were usually taken from each barrack during a selection?

Short Essay Questions

1. What went on in the washroom during the rest hour?

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

3. Who was the "Lageraelteste" and why was she chosen for this position?

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

5. Why did Tadek give Olga a potato and a shawl?

6. What dilemma did Olga face whenever her companions argued about the existence of the crematories?

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

8. What struck Olga about the treatment of the young girls in the camp?

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

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

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