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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 Monsieur Pinkert's position as a civilian?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Attache to the Belgian embassy in Warsaw.
(c) Minister of Health in Poland.
(d) Teacher.

2. How long had Schepschel been living in the Lager by Chapter 9?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 2 years.

3. How many children did Schepschel have?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

4. What was Elias Lindzin's number?
(a) 141565.
(b) 121582.
(c) 168204.
(d) 139243.

5. In Chapter 11, how long had Levi and Jean been friends?
(a) 5 days.
(b) A month.
(c) 10 days.
(d) A week.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 16, which block was short on brooms?

3. How much did the phenylbeta sacks weigh?

4. In Chapter 13, for whom did room need to be made in the camp?

5. In Chapter 12, during conditions of emergency, what was the penalty for thievery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why was a man hung in Chapter 15?

6. In Chapter 11, what job did Levi perform with Jean?

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

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

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

10. Who was the head of the Chemical Kommando?

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