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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, what was the prisoners' only purpose?

2. In Chapter 5, what material were the mattresses stuffed with?

3. Why didn't anyone want to work with Null Achtzehn?

4. In Chapter 7, how old was Sigi?

5. What color hair did Resnyk have?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who was old Gattegno and his family?

5. How did Levi describe the washroom?

6. What was "Waschetauschen"?

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

8. What was the sentence for civilians caught buying, selling, or trading with Haftlings?

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

10. What was Ka-Be?

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

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 3

In Chapter 1, the Jews were told they were being moved out of Fossoli, they knew they might die. Why did they think they might die? How did old Gattegno face what might have been their last night? How did mothers spend what might be their last night? How did others prepare for possible death?

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