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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) Boycotting the use of German pharmeceuticals in his clinic.
(d) Providing free medical services to Gypsies.

2. What advice did the handsome German prisoner have for Olga when she was looking for her son?
(a) "Don't give up looking, no matter what others tell you."
(b) "Forget him, and everyone else you knew, and just worry about yourself."
(c) "Pretend to be German, and you might get kind treatment."
(d) "Pay one of the guards and he may tell you where to go."

3. What "rumor" did the woman in Olga's barrack share with Dr. Klein?
(a) Men and women met at lunch time in the washroom.
(b) The S.S. were poisoning the food that was served to the prisoners.
(c) Some people said that the sick were sent to the gas chamber.
(d) Russian troops were headed in the direction of the camp.

4. 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?
(a) Prisoners were forbidden to speak directly to an S.S. doctor without authorization.
(b) She spoke to him in a disrespectful manner, and he was offended.
(c) He did not believe that a prisoner had the necessary medical experience or knowledge.
(d) He believed that they were being adequately cared for.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the irony in Dr. Lengyel's success in saving Olly's life?

3. Why did the author and her colleagues dread taking contagious cases to the hospital?

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

5. How many patients did the hospital in the infirmary hold?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What were the conditions like in Olga's barracks?

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

6. How did Dr. and Mrs. Lengyel respond to the stories they heard about the cruelty of the Germans and their treatment of prisoners?

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

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

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

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

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