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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters X through XVI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long had the Polish woman, Irka, been in the camp?
(a) Six years.
(b) Two years.
(c) Fifteen months.
(d) Four years.

2. What response did the old inmate give Olga when she asked about the red brick building with the chimney?
(a) He said it was an ammunition factory.
(b) He smiled and told her that she would find out soon enough.
(c) He told her that she did not want to know the truth.
(d) He said it was the camp bakery.

3. How long did the roll calls last on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays?
(a) From dawn until the end of the afternoon.
(b) For over six hours.
(c) From sunup to sundown.
(d) Until lunch time.

4. How many roll calls occurred each day?
(a) Four.
(b) One.
(c) Three.
(d) Two.

5. What surprised Olga about the four men in sports clothes that she saw at the train station?
(a) They were speaking English.
(b) They seemed to know the German officer who was in charge.
(c) She knew them from Cluj.
(d) They all looked exactly alike.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many languages did the Auschwitz-Birkenau commandant's interpreter speak?

2. What name was given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?

3. What was the difference between the coffee that the prisoners were served and the tea that they were given?

4. Why was Auschwitz made up of mostly Gentile prisoners?

5. How did the children in the camp speak about the goings-on of the camp?

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