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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What did Filip do in order to get his father put on the bricklayers' team?
2. What size was the cell that Filip and the others were brought to at the end of their eventful day in Chapter 2?
3. What was the inscription on the camp gate?
4. Who was Vacek's second victim to be pulled out of the ranks?
5. What did the statement, "he has gone to the wire" refer to?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was known as Auschwitz justice as it concerned lice?
2. What caught Filip's attention as he gulped down the tea from the vat with Maurice?
3. What did Vacek do when the men got in line behind the wooden tea vats?
4. When Filip and the others were ordered to search and separate the victim's clothing in Chapter 2, how were the items sorted?
5. How did Vacek come to be a block clerk at Auschwitz?
6. Describe the midday lunch the men were given in Chapter 1.
7. Why did the lawyer standing next to Muller begin to complain?
8. How did Filip's health deteriorate at the time he was given the job of stripping dead bodies of their clothes?
9. Describe the cell that Filip and the others were taken to after they had put the corpses into the pit.
10. What did Filip wonder about Stark as he thought of the man's actions at the camp?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe at least two ironic moments in Chapter 2. Did irony add or take away from this story? Explain your answer.
Essay Topic 2
The Germans do not want the prisoners to contract typhus, which is evident by their warnings and "delousing" sessions. Why, then, aren't prisoners given soap, towels or water on a regular basis for showering? Explain the discrepancy between the prisoners' living conditions and the German's need for them to avoid lice.
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Mietek and Fischl.
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