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

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

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

4. Why did the elderly man not eat the potatoes in his soup?
(a) He was blind and could not see that there were potatoes in his soup.
(b) He wanted to exchange them for a "favor" from one of the women.
(c) He had no teeth and the insides of the potatoes were uncooked.
(d) His mouth was wired shut, so he could only sip the broth.

5. What was the duty of the blocova's secretary?
(a) To edit the roll call and reports.
(b) To write and send out memos to the other prisoners.
(c) To keep the blocova's office organized.
(d) To deliver messages to the S.S. offices.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Dr. Klein different from the other S.S.?

2. What advice did the handsome German prisoner have for Olga when she was looking for her son?

3. What happened to the prisoners who drank stagnant water from the puddles?

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

5. What was the ultimate purpose of Birkenau?

Short Essay Questions

1. From the author's point of view, how did nationality affect the treatment that inmates received in the camp?

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

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

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

5. Why did Olga blame herself for the deaths of her parents and children?

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

7. Why did the Germans allow the prisoners to write postcards to their loved ones outside of the camps?

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

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

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

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