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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. How many years did Resynk live in Paris?

2. How many Jews were in the camp when Levi arrived?

3. What language did the Jews of Salonika speak?

4. When was Levi captured?

5. How long was Levi in prison when his instinct for cleanliness disappeared?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Mahorca?

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

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

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

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

7. Who was the translator in Chapter 2?

8. What was the morning routine in Chapter 3?

9. What happened to Schmulek in Chapter 4?

10. Who was Resnyk?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 4, Levi described a man called Null Achtzehn. What that the man's real name? Did anyone, including the man, know his name? How old was Null? Why was being young a danger? Why were the young at more risk than adults? In what ways was Null indifferent? In what way was he different from a draught horse? Why would no one work with him? What happened to Levi that showed the dangers of working with Null?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In Chapter 14, the prisoners often found something good in even the very bad. If it was rainy, what might the prisoners be glad about? How did infinitesimal things keep prisoners from despair? If it really got bad, what did they always feel that they could resort to? Were the prisoners more optimists or pessimists?

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