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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. What was Alfred L. paid for cleaning the Polish workers' pots?
(a) Half a ration of bread daily.
(b) Shoes once a month.
(c) Extra shirt once a month.
(d) Half a ladleful of soup daily.

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

3. In Chapter 16, how many pints of soup were brought from the Italian civilian workers?
(a) 6-8.
(b) 7-10.
(c) 4-5.
(d) 2-3.

4. In Chapter 12, during conditions of emergency, what was the penalty for thievery?
(a) Solitary confinement.
(b) Being whipped.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) Hanging.

5. How old was Henri?
(a) 22.
(b) 19.
(c) 31.
(d) 40.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was approaching at the beginning of Chapter 16?

2. In Chapter 13, what time did the English prisoners leave the carbide factory?

3. What months were winter in the camp?

4. In Chapter 17, how long had the French provincials in the Ka-Be with Levi been in the camp?

5. How many bunks were in the room in the infirmary where Levi was sent in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was a Pikolo?

2. Why would the Poles keep the knowledge that a selection was imminent to themselves?

3. Who was the head of the Chemical Kommando?

4. How was the camp evacuated in Chapter 17?

5. Who was Schepschel?

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

7. Who were the Prominents?

8. Where would the prisoners go when the bombardments rained down on the camp?

9. Why did Levi get sent to Ka-Be in Chapter 17?

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

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