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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. Whose place did Levi take after he was injured in Chapter 4?

2. In Chapter 2, how old is the man who interprets for the German soldiers and the prisoners?

3. How many huts made up the infirmary?

4. How long did the prisoners get for lunch?

5. For whom was the camp intended where Levi was taken when he was first captured?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened after the men were forced to take off their clothes?

2. What was the black market?

3. How was Levi injured in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 8 at midday, what surprise awaited the men?

5. Who was the translator in Chapter 2?

6. In Chapter 5, what was the last ceremony of the day?

7. What did Levi learn about the numbers that were tattooed on every prisoner?

8. What was Mahorca?

9. In Chapter 5, what did Levi often dream?

10. How and where was Levi captured?

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 3, Levi felt as though he was participating in an initiation as he learned the ways of the camp. In what way was Levi's introduction to the camp an initiation? Why was the process so difficult? Did what Levi went through help him acclimate to the camp?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 7, the prisoners had one purpose in life. What was the prisoners' purpose? Why was that purpose so important to them? Why did looking toward spring give them hope? What would spring accomplish?

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