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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. Where did Stark bring Maurice and Filip after they were caught stealing tea?

2. How long did it take a prisoner's body to burn in the oven?

3. What was the job of the block clerk?

4. What was the only Polish word that Aumeier learned in order to make himself understood by his victims?

5. Who was Fischl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What dream did Filip have the night he and the others finished the burial of the corpses in the pit?

2. What new procedure did Filip witness being tried out for the first time in Chapter 2?

3. What were the Kapo's incentives to victimize some of the men at the morning exercise?

4. Describe the cell that Filip and the others were taken to after they had put the corpses into the pit.

5. As Filip stood against the wall of the crematorium and contemplated the fate of the hundreds of new prisoners being brought through the gates, what did he ask himself?

6. What was known as Auschwitz justice as it concerned lice?

7. Why were Filip and the others terrified as Aumeier and Grabner went from cell to cell in Block 11?

8. When Filip and the others were ordered to search and separate the victim's clothing in Chapter 2, how were the items sorted?

9. What were the newly arrived prisoners standing outside the crematorium told by the SS men in order to get them to undress calmly?

10. What did the lawyer in Chapter 1 do that cost him his life?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During the morning drill of "Caps on! Caps off!", Vacek has the men repeat the drill dozens of times. What is the meaning behind this seemingly senseless drill for Vacek? Explain why Vacek has the men continually repeat the drill.

Essay Topic 2

The prisoners in the Family Camp refuse to defend themselves when they twice learn that they will be gassed.

1) Why would these people not want to fight for their lives if they knew they were going to die anyway?

2) Explain the thinking amongst the people in the camp.

3) Include some history as to what brought them to this point.

Essay Topic 3

The Family Camp prisoners are told more than once that their death is imminent; set for that night.

Part 1 - Why do those inmates end up not believing what they are told?

Part 2 - What methods have the Nazis used in order to gain the trust of the inmates of the Family Camp?

Part 3 - What makes the Nazis betray those inmates in the end?

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