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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5: Here There Is No Why.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the narrator think Herta's letters come from?
(a) The sprinkle rooms.
(b) The mail box.
(c) The trash.
(d) The fire.

2. What does the narrator think the patients feel about being gathered at Auschwitz?
(a) Confusion about their detention.
(b) Gratitude for being created.
(c) Fear of death.
(d) Anxious for the end.

3. What sport does Tod Friendly take up?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Tennis
(c) Baseball.
(d) Soccer.

4. What does Tod Friendly tell Irene when she asks him about his secret?
(a) "One day I'll tell you."
(b) "It's none of your business."
(c) "I'll tell you as soon as we get married."
(d) "You don't want to know."

5. Why are the people on the ship to America happy?
(a) They are anxious to get away from the troubles in America.
(b) They are looking forward to making a new start in Europe.
(c) They are fleeing the war-torn continent.
(d) They are going off to fight in the war.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tod Friendly think the orderlies did to him at the accident scene?

2. What does the narrator wish he could say to Irene?

3. What does the narrator think Uncle Pepi uses to bring dead patients back to life?

4. What does the narrator think the showers are for at Auschwitz?

5. When does John Young sail for Europe?

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