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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. How far did Jean and Levi have to walk to collect the ration in Chapter 11?
(a) 1/2 mile.
(b) 3/4 mile.
(c) 1/4 mile.
(d) 1 mile.

2. How many bricks could Elias Lindzen carry balanced on his head?
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 5.
(d) 4.

3. In Chapter 13, how long had Sattler been in the camp?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 20 days.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 15 days.

4. In Chapter 16, what would prisoners receive if they didn't emerge wet from the shower?
(a) No food for the day.
(b) 5 blows.
(c) Solitary confinement.
(d) Kick in rear.

5. In Chapter 13, how old did Levi urge Wertheimer to claim he was?
(a) 40.
(b) 55.
(c) 50.
(d) 45.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what Kommando was Alfred L. assigned?

2. What was Elias Lindzin's number?

3. Who were the "mussulmans"?

4. How much did the phenylbeta sacks weigh?

5. How many days did it take Levi to steel and reconstruct a broom in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Levi live through the great selection of October 1944 with tranquility?

2. Who were most of the non-Jewish Prominents?

3. In Chapter 12, when and from where did convoys begin to arrive?

4. What was a "mussulman"?

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

6. Who were the Prominents?

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

8. Why was it highly unlikely that Levi or his comrades would be able to pass the examination to get into the Chemical Kommando?

9. What was a Pikolo?

10. Why did Levi compare the camp to an experiment?

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