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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. Why did L. come to the infirmary so often?

2. What did the Nazis do with all of the documents they removed from the "political bureau"?

3. How much did Olga pay in order to buy a piece of cloth and have a nurse's blouse made?

4. What did Olga and her bunk mates have for a "farewell supper" when she left Block 26 to go to Block 13?

5. What was the weather like when Olga and the rest of her camp were evacuated from Auschwitz?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Olga and her friends escape from the ranks of prisoners during the march?

3. How did the Russian, Dr. Mitrovna, save Olga's life?

4. How did the conditions in camp reveal a person's true nature?

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

6. What purpose did the building known as "Canada" serve, both for the Germans and for the inmates?

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

8. Why did Irma Griese become angry with Olga?

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

10. How did the Germans react to an unusually low report of pregnancies among the women inmates?

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

According to the author, what were some misconceptions that observers had about the operations and conditions in the camps, and how did the author clear up those misconceptions?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the examples of strength among the prisoners with the examples of weakness. How did these examples inspire or repel the other prisoners? How could each have become a source of inspiration?

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