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

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

3. What name was given to the barrack's "cages" into which the prisoners were divided?
(a) Koias.
(b) Arbeit.
(c) Kommandos.
(d) Blocova.

4. What was the difference between the coffee that the prisoners were served and the tea that they were given?
(a) The coffee was a darker color than the tea.
(b) Coffee was only given to the higher-ranking prisoners.
(c) There was no real difference.
(d) The coffee gave off a much more foul odor.

5. How many people within the barracks had to share a single blanket?
(a) Seven.
(b) Ten.
(c) Three.
(d) Fifteen.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?

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

4. What name was given to the prisoner who was chosen to oversee the service within each block?

5. What did the insignia on each train car indicate?

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