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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of Olga's friends was also chosen for selection at the same time?

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

4. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?

5. What would happen to the prisoners if they tried to sneak to the latrines at night?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Olga ask forgiveness from her mother and father while they waited in the train car?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

According to the author, why is the entire world responsible for the atrocities that the Nazis committed? How does the blame of other countries compare to Germany's blame? What must the world do in order to make amends for its mistakes of World War II?

Essay Topic 2

Why did some prisoners survive while others did not? What qualities seemed to enable some prisoners to survive? To what extremes did some inmates resort, and how did these actions affect them?

Essay Topic 3

The author repeatedly talks about the "efficiency" of the Nazis in "liquidating" their prisoners. Describe the industrialization of extermination by the Nazis. What does such efficiency suggest about the people who were responsible for such decisions?

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