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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 did Olga and her friend trade for a bit of plazki?

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

3. Which group in the camp were allowed to receive (for a while) packages from home?

4. What did Irma Griese do to the handsome Georgian man?

5. Why was Olga uneasy when the French internee came to the infirmary on August 26, 1944?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What was the difference between "organization" and "theft"?

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

9. Why did Irma Griese become angry with Olga?

10. How did prostitution emerge in the camp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Both the Nazis and the author herself committed murders during this experience. Compare and contrast their crimes. How are these crimes different from one another? What makes the author's crimes more excusable, or at least understandable, than those of the Nazis?

Essay Topic 2

According to the author, which of the S.S. members mentioned in the book were most responsible for the misery of the people in the camp? Rank the members from least responsible to most responsible and provide evidence to support your analysis.

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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