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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 question did Olga ask of her mother and father before they left the train car?
(a) "Can you be strong?"
(b) "Will you look after the children?"
(c) "Can you forgive me?"
(d) "Will you pray for me?"

2. Where did the ambulances take the sick and injured who got off the train?
(a) To the infirmary.
(b) To another train that returned them to their country.
(c) To the camp barracks.
(d) To the gas chambers.

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

4. According to the German major who stayed with the Lengyel family, why did his family complain whenever he returned home?
(a) He did not send back as much loot as the other officers sent to their families.
(b) He did not make enough money to keep his children fed and clothed.
(c) He was away from home so much and they missed him.
(d) They disagreed with the way that the Germans were treating prisoners.

5. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal?
(a) Three days.
(b) Four days.
(c) A week.
(d) Two days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many people within the barracks had to share a single blanket?

2. At the beginning of the author's story, how much of Europe was under Nazi control?

3. What name was given to the barrack's "cages" into which the prisoners were divided?

4. What would happen to the prisoners if they tried to sneak to the latrines at night?

5. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?

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