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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 17, how long had the French provincials in the Ka-Be with Levi been in the camp?

2. How many bunks were in the room in the infirmary where Levi was sent in Chapter 17?

3. How old was Henri?

4. What was the month in Chapter 11?

5. What caused Henri to cut off every tie of affection?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Levi live through the great selection of October 1944 with tranquility?

2. What was a "mussulman"?

3. Why would the Poles keep the knowledge that a selection was imminent to themselves?

4. In Chapter 12, what news did the prisoners hear and how did it make them feel?

5. Who was Schepschel?

6. In Chapter 13, what did the coming of winter mean?

7. Who was selected to work in the laboratory in Chapter 15?

8. Why was a man hung in Chapter 15?

9. In Chapter 12, when and from where did convoys begin to arrive?

10. In Chapter 16, why did Alberto and Levi need a zinc-pot, and where did they get one from?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 7, Levi described a good day. What two things happened on that day to make it good? Why did the sun mean so much? Why was an additional amount of soup welcomed? Why did two small things make such a difference in it being a good or bad day?

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