1. What does the author attempt to describe in this essay?
(a) The reason that the Nazis rose to power.
(b) The last days of the war.
(c) The experience of living in a concentration camp.
(d) The ways in which living in a concentration camp made prisoners stronger.

2. Why did the Capo in the author's working party do him favors?
(a) The author listened to his marital problems and offered psychotherapeutic advice.
(b) The author was his doctor before he was put in prison.
(c) The author aided him in finding the strongest men to work on his team.
(d) This Capo favored him because they were from the same hometown.

3. What kind of event does the author attend with the camp's chief officer?
(a) A medical presentation on Measles.
(b) A meeting where SS officials discuss punishment.
(c) A private meal.
(d) A seance.

4. Who does the author describe smoking in the concentration camps?
(a) The prisoners who worked in the kitchen.
(b) Railway workers.
(c) Prison doctors.
(d) The Capo and the suicidal.

5. When the author arrived to the concentration camp, the group of arrivals were separated into two lines. What happened to these two groups?
(a) One group was used to work. The other group was killed.
(b) One group was sent to the men's quarters, while the other group was sent to women's quarters.
(c) One group was sent on another train, while the group the author was part of remained at the same camp.
(d) One group was destined to work inside. The other group was destined for heavy labor.