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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. How many internees were in Olga's camp?
(a) About ten thousand.
(b) Thirty to forty thousand.
(c) Around one hundred thousand.
(d) Over two hundred thousand.

3. What happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp?
(a) Her husband was hanged for insubordination.
(b) The men were removed from the camp.
(c) She was assigned to work in the infirmary.
(d) All of the barracks were locked down.

4. What was Miklos Lengyel's profession?
(a) City adiministrator.
(b) Linguistics professor.
(c) Surgeon.
(d) Lawyer.

5. Why did Dr. Klein, the chief S.S. doctor of the camp, rebuke Olga when she asked to be allowed to give medical aid to her fellow prisoners?
(a) She spoke to him in a disrespectful manner, and he was offended.
(b) He did not believe that a prisoner had the necessary medical experience or knowledge.
(c) He believed that they were being adequately cared for.
(d) Prisoners were forbidden to speak directly to an S.S. doctor without authorization.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the building that became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz?

2. How did the infirmary staff sterilize their instruments between patients?

3. What was the first "tax" that was demanded of the passengers in the train car?

4. Why did the Stubendiensts and the German prisoners form a circle around those who were chosen for selection?

5. How was Dr. Klein different from the other S.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the conditions of the work in the infirmary.

2. How did the conditions in the "koias" affect the prisoners?

3. Why did the Germans allow the prisoners to write postcards to their loved ones outside of the camps?

4. Why did Olga relate the sensation of thirst to her memories of the concentration camp?

5. How did Olga react to her first sight of the women inside the camp?

6. How did the Germans attempt to create animosity among the prisoners?

7. Who was the "Lageraelteste" and why was she chosen for this position?

8. Why did Tadek give Olga a potato and a shawl?

9. What details about their arrival offered the passengers hope that their conditions would be better at the camp?

10. Why did Olga ask forgiveness from her mother and father while they waited in the train car?

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