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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. Where was Kraus Pali from?

2. In Chapter 13, for whom did room need to be made in the camp?

3. In Chapter 16, what would prisoners receive if they didn't emerge wet from the shower?

4. What months were winter in the camp?

5. In Chapter 13, how many minutes did it take for the SS to sort through a hut of 200 men during the selection?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jean make himself indispensable to Alex in Chapter 11?

2. Where would the prisoners go when the bombardments rained down on the camp?

3. What was "Operation File"?

4. Why was a man hung in Chapter 15?

5. Why did Levi get sent to Ka-Be in Chapter 17?

6. Why did Levi compare the camp to an experiment?

7. How did Levi smuggle a broom into the Lager?

8. Who was Schepschel?

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

10. Why was it highly unlikely that Levi or his comrades would be able to pass the examination to get into the Chemical Kommando?

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 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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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