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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 women eventually ended up sharing the "apartment" in Barrack 13?

2. What plan did Olga and her colleagues in the infirmary devise in order to save pregnant mothers?

3. Why did the German guard beat the woman he accused of not being a "correct" prisoner?

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

5. How did Olga escape from the rope that bound her to the cart?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what ways were the inmates in the Czech camp given preferential treatment?

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

6. How did prostitution emerge in the camp?

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

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

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

10. What observations did Olga make about the effects of the first weeks in camp upon new internees?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

How were religious leaders treated in the camp? How did the conditions of the camp affect their religious beliefs? How were other prisoners affected by the examples of these religious leaders?

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