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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. Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them?
(a) They hoped to find one of the "surprises" in the bottom.
(b) They knew that if they did not eat, they would die.
(c) They did not want to offend their captors.
(d) The German guards would beat them if they did not eat.

2. What happened to the prisoners who drank stagnant water from the puddles?
(a) They were beaten by the kapos.
(b) They were attacked by the German dogs.
(c) They died.
(d) They were beaten by their fellow prisoners.

3. What was the ultimate purpose of Birkenau?
(a) The production of clothing for the German army.
(b) The extermination of prisoners.
(c) The detention of prisoners until the end of the war.
(d) The production of armaments.

4. How many people were loaded into Olga's train car?
(a) 110.
(b) 96.
(c) 106.
(d) 90.

5. Other than for eating, of what use were the twenty bowls issued to the prisoners in the barracks?
(a) Collecting rain water.
(b) Digging latrines.
(c) Chamber pots.
(d) Weapons during fights.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal?

2. How many languages did the Auschwitz-Birkenau commandant's interpreter speak?

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

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

5. Of what was Dr. Lengyel accused when he was questioned by the S.S.?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Zahlappel different from a regular selection?

2. At what point did the deportees realize the true horror of their situation?

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

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

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

6. Describe the hierarchy of the prisoners in the camp.

7. What were the conditions like in Olga's barracks?

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

9. How did Olga's life in the infirmary compare to the life she was previously leading in the camp?

10. Why did Olga run from the washroom when Tadek entered?

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