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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 brought Olga's husband satisfaction in his job at the camp?

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

3. After June of 1943, how were most Aryans executed?

4. What regulation governed the tattooing of prisoners?

5. What did Olga usually do during the camp's "dance soirees"?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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..."?

2. Why did Irma Griese become angry with Olga?

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

4. Why did Olga and her colleagues begin to murder newborn babies?

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

6. How were the S.S. at Auschwitz affected by the news that Paris had been liberated?

7. How did the camp change as the end of the war neared?

8. How did the Germans use work assignments to break the spirits of the prisoners?

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

10. How did Dr. Mengele differ from Dr. Klein?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the problems presented to the author and others in the camp because of pregnancy and childbirth. How did they deal with the dilemma? Why did they take the risks?

Essay Topic 2

How did having a purpose change the author's attitude toward her captivity? How did it contribute to her survival?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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