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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. In Chapter 1, how many Jews were loaded on to buses and taken to Carpi station?

2. How much soup did the Methanol Polish workers abandon?

3. In Chapter 7, how many pints of soup did each person get?

4. In Chapter 5, what material were the mattresses stuffed with?

5. What was Kardos occupation?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Mahorca?

2. Who was Alberto?

3. What happened to Schmulek in Chapter 4?

4. What would Kardos do as he moved around the bunks in Chapter 5?

5. In Chapter 5, what did Levi often dream?

6. What did Levi learn about the numbers that were tattooed on every prisoner?

7. What was "Waschetauschen"?

8. Who was Null Achtzehn?

9. How did Levi describe the washroom?

10. Why was it so difficult to carry the sleepers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 11, Levi discussed the Canto of Ulysses with Jean. What was the Canto of Ulysses? How did it relate to Levi's situation? Why did Levi feel so strongly about sharing his thoughts about the Canto with Jean?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 3, Levi felt as though he was participating in an initiation as he learned the ways of the camp. In what way was Levi's introduction to the camp an initiation? Why was the process so difficult? Did what Levi went through help him acclimate to the camp?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 2, Levi and the other new prisoners had a lot to learn. What were some of the things the prisoners had to learn? What made learning difficult for Levi and the others? How were lessons learned? What were some of the most important lessons and why?

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