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

2. What did the insignia on each train car indicate?
(a) The countries from which the cars originated.
(b) The concentration camp to which each car was headed.
(c) The explanation for the deportation of the people inside the cars.
(d) The number of animals that each car was designed to transport.

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

4. At the time of the author's story, the city of Cluj was a part of what country?
(a) Poland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Hungary.
(d) Romania.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets?

2. How long had the Polish woman, Irka, been in the camp?

3. What ingredient in the bread irritated the prisoners' gums?

4. What sign, posted in the camp, assured prisoners that they would be put to work?

5. What did Olga and her fellow prisoners use as a mop?

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