What metaphor did the author use to describe the train cars at the beginning of Ch2
The cars of our train appear to me as so many coffins
Why did the people who were still alive lie on top of one another during their last night on the train car
to avoid contact with the decaying corpses
What question did Olga ask of her mother and father before they left the train car
she asked them to forgive her
How many languages did the Auschwitz-Birkenau commandant's interpreter speak?
nine
Where did the ambulances take the sick and injured who got off the train
to the left, where the gas chambers were
after they disembarked from the train, who was immediately sent to the left
her mother and children
why did Olga assume when she saw the pitiful women in the cages
she thought they were insane
What did Olga hide in her boot
she hid her poison `
Why did Olga rip her own blouse and dress
she didn't want the Nazis to have her clothing in good condition
Why did Olga get in the line to have her hair shaved
She would rather stay with her companions than be singled out
What response did the old inmate give Olga when she asked about the red brick building with the chimney
she told her it was a bakery
what was the name of the building the became Olga's home while she was in Auschwitz
Barack 26
What was the ultimate purpose of Birkenau
to exterminate
what sign, posted in the camp, assured prisoners that they would be put to work
work is freedom
what was the original purpose of the building that became Olga's new home
a stable for horses
what name was given to the barrack's "cages" into which the prisoners were divided
koias
how long after their arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive blankets
1 month later
how many people within the barracks had to share a single blanket
1 blanket for every 10 people
What did Olga and her fellow prisoners use as a mop?
The women with the longest dresses would give up a piece of their dress to act in place of a mop
What was the name given to the internee who was chosen as barrack chief?
Blocova
Other than for eating, of what use were the twenty bowls issued to the prisoners in the barracks
they would use them to go to the restroom
how often were the prisoners allowed to go to the latrines
twice a day
what would happen to the prisoners if they tried to sneak to the latrines at night?
shoot first then ask questions later
How long after the arrival did Olga and her fellow prisoners receive their first morning meal
2 days after being there
what was the difference between the coffee that the prisoners were served and the tea they were given
no difference
Why did the prisoners eat the soup even though it was repulsive to them
it was necessary to live, they were starving
what ingredient in the bread irritated the prisoners' gums
sawdust
how many prisoners were assigned to carry the 150 pound kettle for each meal
two
what name was given to the prisoner who was chosen o oversee the service within each block
Stubendienst
why did Olga renounce her privilege to write postcards to loved ones outside of the camp
she was suspicious and refused to write postcards
How long had the Polish woman, Irka, been in the camp
4 years
Why did Olga's husband decide not to take her half of the poison
because he knew that she needed it more and it would be easier for him to find some rather than her
what happened the day after Olga met her husband in the camp
the men were removed from the camp
What did the green triangle on a prisoner's uniform indicate
German convict
what advice did the handsome German prisoner have for Olga when she was looking for her son
To not think about her son anymore
According to the author, why was the male German prisoner, who saved her from the SS treated better than other prisoners
because he was German born