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

2. How often was the water turned on in the washrooms?
(a) Once or twice a week, but only for a few minutes.
(b) Once or twice a day for an hour or two.
(c) They could never know for sure.
(d) Once a day either in the morning or the evening.

3. How many people were usually taken from each barrack during a selection?
(a) Between 50 and 60 people.
(b) Between 75 and 90 people.
(c) At least 100 people.
(d) Between 20 and 40 people.

4. What was the difference between the coffee that the prisoners were served and the tea that they were given?
(a) Coffee was only given to the higher-ranking prisoners.
(b) The coffee was a darker color than the tea.
(c) The coffee gave off a much more foul odor.
(d) There was no real difference.

5. What sign, posted in the camp, assured prisoners that they would be put to work?
(a) "Hard work is its own reward!"
(b) "Work is the path to happiness!"
(c) "To work is to live!"
(d) "Work is freedom!"

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the Stubendiensts surround the prisoners who were chosen for selection?

2. Why did Olga get in the line to have her hair shaved?

3. Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them?

4. To what does the author compare the S.S. women who oversaw the selections in their large black rain capes?

5. Why did Dr. Klein, the chief S.S. doctor of the camp, rebuke Olga when she asked to be allowed to give medical aid to her fellow prisoners?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Olga's life in the infirmary compare to the life she was previously leading in the camp?

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

4. Why did the German guards intentionally assign prisoners to work for which they were unsuited?

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

6. How did Olga come to work in the infirmary?

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

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

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

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

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