1. Why were dead men thrown on trains transporting prisoners to different concentration camps?
(a) This was a cruel joke of the SS who wanted to horrify the other riders.
(b) They were sent to spread disease to the other prisoners on the train.
(c) They were there to take up space, so that the prisoners would not have much room.
(d) If their number was on the list, their life was considered less important than their number.

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

3. How do psychiatrists expect people to react in abnormal situations?
(a) They expect an abnormal reaction according to the person's degree of normality.
(b) They expect that a normal person in an abnormal situation will demonstrate severe stress.
(c) They expect strong reactions.
(d) They expect mentally healthy people to have balanced reactions to such situations.

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

5. Were all foremen harsh and cruel?
(a) Very nearly all.
(b) No, there were some who felt sorry for the prisoners.
(c) Yes, and the harshest tended to hold the most power.
(d) Yes, this was always true.