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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. What was the occupation of the "Lageraelteste" in her life outside of the camp?
(a) She had been a nurse.
(b) She had been a police officer.
(c) She had been a kindergarten teacher.
(d) She had been a baker.

2. Why did the young girl who worked with Olga break into hysterical laughter one day when they entered the morgue?
(a) She realized that she would soon be one of those corpses piled on the floor.
(b) She saw one of the S.S. bend over and rip his pants.
(c) The pressure and horror of the job had finally taken its toll on her.
(d) She saw the body of her mother, whom she had thought was safely hidden.

3. What were the two purposes of camp selections?
(a) To inventory prisoners and maintain an accurate count.
(b) To select some prisoners for the crematory and to decimate the others.
(c) To select prisoners for work detail and to show off German power.
(d) To select prisoners for the crematory and to locate missing prisoners.

4. What name was given to the prisoner who was chosen to oversee the service within each block?
(a) Blocova.
(b) Lagerkap.
(c) Stubendienst.
(d) Koia.

5. What disease did Tadek's new girlfriend eventually contract?
(a) Typhus.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Scarlet fever.
(d) Dysentery.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did the blue-eyed man come?

2. What happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp?

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

4. Why did Olga rip her own blouse and dress?

5. How many prisoners were assigned to carry the 150-pound kettle for each meal?

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