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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. From where did the blue-eyed man come?

2. What was the only restriction upon the Lageraelteste?

3. What was wrong with the young Greek girl who was brought into the infirmary from a neighboring barrack?

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

5. According to the German major who stayed with the Lengyel family, why did his family complain whenever he returned home?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what ways was Birkenau different from Auschwitz?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the social structure and hierarchy (both formal and informal) among the prisoners in the concentration camp. How was this structure different from their previous lives, and how did this subversion of their lives create ironic situations?

Essay Topic 2

How was the author able to maintain her positive perspective on human nature despite the horrific ordeals she had experienced and witnessed?

Essay Topic 3

In spite of the horrible treatment that the prisoners received at the hands of the Nazis and the misdeeds toward one another, Olga describes some true kindnesses among the prisoners. Describe the kind acts that she experienced and observed, and analyze the value of these acts for those involved.

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