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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 long did the roll calls last on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays?
2. What did Olga and her bunk mates have for a "farewell supper" when she left Block 26 to go to Block 13?
3. According to the author, of what ingredient was the camp soap made?
4. According to the formula devised by the insane mathematics professor, which was devised to explain the problem of the war, what did the variables X, Y, Z, and V stand for?
5. Where did the prisoners hide their "pinklys" during roll call?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Olga and her friends escape from the ranks of prisoners during the march?
2. Describe Olga's second, and last, meeting with her husband.
3. How were the S.S. at Auschwitz affected by the news that Paris had been liberated?
4. How were the internees at Auschwitz affected by the news that Paris had been liberated?
5. How did L. give Olga a reason to live?
6. What examples did Olga offer to illustrate the emotional strength of some prisoners?
7. Why did Irma Griese become angry with Olga?
8. How did the Germans use work assignments to break the spirits of the prisoners?
9. How did the camp change as the end of the war neared?
10. What experiences did the author have with the commander-in-chief of the camp, Joseph Kramer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author describes the cultural makeup of the concentration camp as a "melting pot" of nationalities, languages, and social classes. How did the conditions of the camp make cultural and social distinctions irrelevant?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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