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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters XVII through XXVIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After the liberation of Auschwitz, what did the Moscow professor discover in his autopsies of female internees?
(a) Nine out of every ten had a withering of the ovaries.
(b) Three out of every five died from malnutrition.
(c) Forty percent had been surgically sterilized.
(d) Sixty percent had arsenic poisoning.

2. What brought Olga's husband satisfaction in his job at the camp?
(a) Being able to ease the suffering of so many internees.
(b) Helping to further the resistance.
(c) Knowing that the end of the war was near and the Nazis would pay.
(d) Knowing that Olga would be proud of his work.

3. Why did the elderly man not eat the potatoes in his soup?
(a) His mouth was wired shut, so he could only sip the broth.
(b) He wanted to exchange them for a "favor" from one of the women.
(c) He had no teeth and the insides of the potatoes were uncooked.
(d) He was blind and could not see that there were potatoes in his soup.

4. What was the handsome, blue-eyed man doing in Olga's barrack?
(a) He was a doctor on his rounds.
(b) He had sneaked in to see one of the women.
(c) He was repairing the bunks.
(d) He was hiding from the camp police.

5. Why did Olga get in the line to have her hair shaved?
(a) She was worried about the threat of lice.
(b) She was ordered into the line by a guard.
(c) She saw the head-shaving as an expression of mourning.
(d) She preferred to undergo the same treatment as her peers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did the young Czech boy trade in order to have one night with his lover from the other side of the fence?

3. What kind of music did Dr. Mengele prefer?

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

5. How many corpses did Olga count along the road as they evacuated from Auschwitz?

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