1. Where does the author of the book travel in a "prison car" with small peepholes?
(a) Past his hometown.
(b) To Auschwitz.
(c) Through Germany.
(d) To Switzerland.

2. What does the author claim helped to detach prisoner's minds from their surroundings?
(a) Intimate relationships with fellow prisoners.
(b) A card game that they invented in their quarters that they looked forward to during the day.
(c) A cold curiosity about what conditions they could survive.
(d) An intense fantasy life.

3. What does the author claim hurts most about the physical blows from SS officers?
(a) The unfairness of the blows.
(b) The use of sticks to hit the prisoners.
(c) The way that the officers hit prisoners where they were already injured.
(d) The way in which the SS officers did not speak to the prisoners before beating them.

4. Why was the author not bothered by sitting near lice-infested human corpses?
(a) He was emotionally distanced from death, and saw the humor in the situation.
(b) He was able, near these bodies, to spend a few minutes alone.
(c) He was able to distract himself thinking of his love for his wife.
(d) As a doctor, he knew that if he were infected with lice, he could easily treat himself.

5. Why does the author decide not to try to escape the concentration camp?
(a) He decides that he would rather stay with his patients.
(b) He decides that his recent good mood would make the escape too obvious, and asks his friend to escape on his own.
(c) He believes that there is too much space outside the concentration camp, and they will not make it to the next populated town.
(d) He fears that the route out of the camp is too visible.