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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. What happened to all of the inmates who had relatives in America?

2. According to Olga, what did the word "organize" come to mean among the prisoners?

3. Why did Joseph Kramer arrange an unexpected concert for the prisoners in Auschwitz?

4. What news did the French internee share with Olga when he came to the infirmary on August 26, 1944?

5. According to the author, which of the experimental stations was the "most jealously guarded" of them all?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Olga's colleague, Dr. G, cope with the stress of living in camp?

2. What evidence suggested to Olga that Dr. Klein had some compassion?

3. How were the internees at Auschwitz affected by the news that Paris had been liberated?

4. Why does Olga say, "I could never decide whether it was harder to dig ditches next to the crematory or work near the railroad station..."?

5. How did Olga and her companions find renewed energy by stealing bread from the warehouse?

6. What experiences did the author have with the commander-in-chief of the camp, Joseph Kramer?

7. What steps did the Nazis take in order to reassure the newly arrived deportees that their lives in the camp would be bearable?

8. Why did Olga still have faith in mankind, despite her tragic experience?

9. How did L. give Olga a reason to live?

10. How did prostitution emerge in the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the purpose and consequences of the experiments that S.S. doctors conducted with prisoners. What value did they have for science? What value did they have for the Nazis? How were those involved in the experiments affected by the experiments?

Essay Topic 2

What methods did the Nazis use to control their victims at different stages of their deportation, imprisonment, and extermination? How did the reactions of the deportees and prisoners enable the Nazis to succeed in their work?

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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