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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. In Chapter 5, in what language were the prisoners told to get up?

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

3. In Chapter 1 after a few weeks, how many Jews were interred in the camp?

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

5. What was Wachsmann's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was Levi injured in Chapter 4?

3. Why was it so difficult to carry the sleepers?

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

5. Who was Alberto?

6. How did Levi describe the journey on the train to Poland?

7. Why did release from the infirmary required a painful and dangerous period of readjustment?

8. What was Mahorca?

9. Who were the Jew of Salonika?

10. What happened to Schmulek in Chapter 4?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Prisoners had to struggle to get back into the camp routine when they were released from the infirmary. Why did prisoners struggle to return to the routine? Why weren't they ready for the conditions in the camp? What about their conditions made it difficult to go back? Why was returning like be thrown in the dark? What was the worst part of returning?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 12, Levi and others had relationships with civilians. What were most of these relationships like? What material need did a civilian provide Levi? How did some civilians look at the prisoners? Why did they help them anyway?

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