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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the civilian from who helped Alberto with "Operation File"?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Pisa.
(c) Trieste.
(d) Rome.

2. How many children did Elias Lindzen have?
(a) 17.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

3. In Chapter 15, what nationalities were selected for the chemical laboratory?
(a) French, English, and Polish.
(b) Greek and English.
(c) Italian, Belgian, and Rumanian.
(d) Italian and French.

4. What did Levi and Alberto want to do for Lorenzo to thank him for his kindness?
(a) Get him a jacket.
(b) Get him a shirt.
(c) Have his shoes repaired.
(d) Get him new pants.

5. Where was Kraus Pali from?
(a) Budapest.
(b) Szolnok.
(c) Miskolc.
(d) Baja.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 11, how many prisoners were scraping and cleaning the inside of a petrol tank?

2. After others in Chapter 16 saw the broom Levi smuggled in, how many orders did he get for brooms?

3. What was Schepschel's occupation?

4. What would the prisoners pick from the ground and chew during bombardments in Chapter 12?

5. How much did the phenylbeta sacks weigh?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 14, what did Levi believe would be positive happiness?

2. How was the camp evacuated in Chapter 17?

3. Who was selected to work in the laboratory in Chapter 15?

4. How did Jean make himself indispensable to Alex in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 12, what news did the prisoners hear and how did it make them feel?

6. Who were the Prominents?

7. In Chapter 16, why did Alberto and Levi need a zinc-pot, and where did they get one from?

8. In Chapter 13, what did the coming of winter mean?

9. What was a Pikolo?

10. Why was it better to be beaten than to work to exhaustion?

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