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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 long did the prisoners get for lunch?

2. What did Null Achtzehn mean?

3. What was the going price for 2 pints of soup in the black market?

4. In Chapter 6, how many times a night did Resynk get up?

5. After lights out, what time in Chapter 5 did many have to use the bucket?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Null Achtzehn?

2. Who was old Gattegno and his family?

3. Who was the translator in Chapter 2?

4. What was Mahorca?

5. What was Ka-Be?

6. In Chapter 7, what made Levi understand why men worshipped the sun?

7. In Chapter 2, where were Levi and the others taken first?

8. What small reprieve might the prisoners finds during a work day?

9. Later, what did Levi learn about the fate of the men and women who traveled with him?

10. Who were the Jew of Salonika?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Levi spent twenty days in the infirmary. Why did Levi spend time in the infirmary? What was the process for being admitted? What was the examination process like? Was it possible to fool the doctors or nurses? How effective was the infirmary for the sick?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 8, Levi believed that the lines between good and evil and just and unjust were blurred. What was the main example that Levi described to prove his point? Why didn't he believe that morals could survive in the camp?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 11, Levi discussed the Canto of Ulysses with Jean. What was the Canto of Ulysses? How did it relate to Levi's situation? Why did Levi feel so strongly about sharing his thoughts about the Canto with Jean?

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