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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. What was sometimes given to the storyteller in Chapter 5?

2. What did the Pole leave in Levi's care when he went to the hospital?

3. From what country were the Jews of Salonika from?

4. In Chapter 1, when did the train begin the journey to Auschwitz?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was old Gattegno and his family?

2. What small reprieve might the prisoners finds during a work day?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Levi describe the washroom?

9. Later, what did Levi learn about the fate of the men and women who traveled with him?

10. Who was the translator in Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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