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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. Who was sleeping when Jean started coming down into the petrol tank?
2. In Chapter 17, how many men went on the twelve-mile march?
3. In Chapter 16, how many colored disks did Alberto make?
4. In Chapter 13, how old did Levi urge Wertheimer to claim he was?
5. What was in the soup in Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was a Pikolo?
2. Who were the Prominents?
3. How did Jean make himself indispensable to Alex in Chapter 11?
4. Why did Levi compare the camp to an experiment?
5. How did the Blockaltester set up a system of control to make sure the prisoners took showers?
6. Who was selected to work in the laboratory in Chapter 15?
7. Why did Levi get sent to Ka-Be in Chapter 17?
8. Who was the head of the Chemical Kommando?
9. What was a "mussulman"?
10. In Chapter 11, what job did Levi perform with Jean?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
In Chapter 11, Levi discussed the Canto of Ulysses with Jean. What was the Canto of Ulysses? How did it relate to Levi's situation? Why did Levi feel so strongly about sharing his thoughts about the Canto with Jean?
Essay Topic 3
Prisoners had to struggle to get back into the camp routine when they were released from the infirmary. Why did prisoners struggle to return to the routine? Why weren't they ready for the conditions in the camp? What about their conditions made it difficult to go back? Why was returning like be thrown in the dark? What was the worst part of returning?
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