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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters I through IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Olga and her family join her husband when he was deported?
(a) She believed the family would be better off than they were in Cluj.
(b) The S.S. forced them from their homes and sent them away. too.
(c) She did not want him to suffer the terrors of the camps alone.
(d) She believed everything would be all right as long as they stayed together.

2. What was the name of the building that became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz?
(a) Barrack 26.
(b) Barrack 23.
(c) Birkenau.
(d) The Bakery.

3. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?
(a) Three-fourths.
(b) One-third.
(c) Almost half.
(d) Two-thirds.

4. What happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp?
(a) Her husband was hanged for insubordination.
(b) The men were removed from the camp.
(c) All of the barracks were locked down.
(d) She was assigned to work in the infirmary.

5. What did Olga and her fellow prisoners use as a mop?
(a) The sleeves of their own dresses.
(b) Their socks.
(c) The bottom portion of a dress, which had been cut off.
(d) A handful of dirty rags pulled from the garbage pile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them?

2. What was the original purpose of the building that became Olga's new home?

3. Why did Olga get in the line to have her hair shaved?

4. How many people were loaded into Olga's train car?

5. How often were the prisoners allowed to go to the latrines?

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