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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 song did Olga and the other inmates listen to on the phonograph record?
(a) "Puttin' on the Ritz" by Fred Astaire.
(b) "Silent Night" by Bing Crosby.
(c) "Whistle While You Work" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
(d) "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman.

2. How many of the crematory buildings were destroyed in the explosion that the resistance set off?
(a) Three out of the four.
(b) All four buildings.
(c) Only one of the four.
(d) Two out of the four.

3. How many women were in the march that left from Birkenau with Olga?
(a) Ten thousand.
(b) Two thousand.
(c) Fifteen thousand.
(d) Six thousand.

4. Why were pregnancies sometimes hard to catch in the initial selection at the station?
(a) The German officers did not always pay close attention to details.
(b) Out of fear, many women tried to hide their pregnancies.
(c) They were difficult to miss because there were so many people at the station.
(d) Many women wore several layers of clothing, hoping to be able to keep them all.

5. What was the "astonishing question" that Irma Griese asked Olga?
(a) "Where do you come from?"
(b) "Would you like to sit down?"
(c) "How do you know Dr. Klein?"
(d) "What is your name?"

Short Answer Questions

1. What standard did the Germans use to determine which children in the men's camp would be exterminated?

2. Through the underground, Olga discovered that her husband was working where?

3. Why was Auschwitz made up of mostly Gentile prisoners?

4. How far was the morgue from the hospital?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Germans use work assignments to break the spirits of the prisoners?

2. Why did some prisoners throw themselves into the electrified wire?

3. How did Dr. Mengele differ from Dr. Klein?

4. How did the conditions in camp reveal a person's true nature?

5. How did the camp change as the end of the war neared?

6. What observations did Olga make about the effects of the first weeks in camp upon new internees?

7. In what ways were the inmates in the Czech camp given preferential treatment?

8. What metaphor did Olga use to describe the "scientific experiments" that the Nazis performed on prisoners?

9. How did L. give Olga a reason to live?

10. Why did Olga still have faith in mankind, despite her tragic experience?

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