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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. By Chapter 7, how long had the Jews of Salonika been in the prison camp?

2. How many pounds of rubber were produced from the Buna factory?

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

4. How long was the author in Ka-Be for the wound on his foot?

5. Why didn't anyone want to work with Levi in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 8, what could be seen when the sun shone?

2. What would Kardos do as he moved around the bunks in Chapter 5?

3. Who were the Jew of Salonika?

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

5. What was the procedure for entering Ka-Be?

6. Who was Resnyk?

7. Who was Alberto?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The nights were filled with dreams and nightmares for Levi and the other prisoners. Why did the men have restless dreams? What were some of the dreams that Levi described? How were his dreams similar to the dreams of other prisoners? What were some of the nightmares Levi experienced? Did other men experience the same types of nightmares?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 12, Levi credited Lorenzo with helping him to survive. What did Lorenzo do for Levi? Why wasn't that what Levi meant when he said Lorenzo saved him? What did Lorenzo remind Levi of? How did that save Levi?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 2, Levi and the other new prisoners had a lot to learn. What were some of the things the prisoners had to learn? What made learning difficult for Levi and the others? How were lessons learned? What were some of the most important lessons and why?

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