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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. Who in Chapter 4 traded food with the dysentery patients so he could stay in the infirmary?

2. In Chapter 1, when did the train begin the journey to Auschwitz?

3. In Chapter 6, how many times a night did Resynk get up?

4. In Chapter 6, how many times did the Pole wake Levi in the night?

5. What service did Kardos provide in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the sentence for civilians caught buying, selling, or trading with Haftlings?

2. What was Ka-Be?

3. In Chapter 8, what could be seen when the sun shone?

4. What was the morning routine in Chapter 3?

5. Why did release from the infirmary required a painful and dangerous period of readjustment?

6. What was the procedure for entering Ka-Be?

7. Why did Levi have trouble sleeping in Chapter 3?

8. How was Levi injured in Chapter 4?

9. How did Levi describe the washroom?

10. In Chapter 7, what made Levi understand why men worshipped the sun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 12, Levi and others had relationships with civilians. What were most of these relationships like? What material need did a civilian provide Levi? How did some civilians look at the prisoners? Why did they help them anyway?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 12, Levi credited Lorenzo with helping him to survive. What did Lorenzo do for Levi? Why wasn't that what Levi meant when he said Lorenzo saved him? What did Lorenzo remind Levi of? How did that save Levi?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 8, Levi believed that the lines between good and evil and just and unjust were blurred. What was the main example that Levi described to prove his point? Why didn't he believe that morals could survive in the camp?

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