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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. How many blankets did a prisoner in the block receive?

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. Who was the man muttering to himself in the ranks next to Muller?

4. Where were Filip and Maurice taken after being caught at the tea vats?

5. What did Vacek do to the prisoner who was mumbling next to Muller?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Vacek do when the men got in line behind the wooden tea vats?

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

4. Why did the lawyer standing next to Muller begin to complain?

5. What plan did Filip's bunk mate have in order to quench their thirst?

6. Describe the midday lunch the men were given in Chapter 1.

7. How did Filip's health deteriorate at the time he was given the job of stripping dead bodies of their clothes?

8. When Filip became a crematorium worker, what did he realize was his only chance of staying alive?

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

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

Why has the author titled Chapter 3, "The New Death Factories"?

What is new or different about BIrkenau as compared to Auschwitz?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Mietek and Fischl.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the ways in which Fischl is the leader of the group Filip is in. Determine whether or not he is a fair leader. What characteristics make him fair or unfair?

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