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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. What was the only money in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 2, how long of a lorry ride did Levi and the others take before they stopped?

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

5. What did Null Achtzehn mean?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Ka-Be?

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

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

5. Who was Null Achtzehn?

6. Who was Resnyk?

7. What happened to Schmulek in Chapter 4?

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

9. What was "Waschetauschen"?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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