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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 do young people refer to the SS?

2. When was Levi tempted to pray?

3. At the beginning of the war, what were the lagers?

4. To whom did Amery compare the SS in the Ukraine?

5. How did most Germans feel after Hitler is defeated in the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Levi think about Amery's definition of an intellectual?

2. Describe the relationship between Amery and Levi after liberation.

3. Explain the relationship between Levi and his German publisher and translator.

4. What did the roll call drills reinforce in the prisoners?

5. Why is Levi interested in corresponding with H.L., the student from Bavaria?

6. Summarize Levi's response to Dr. T.H. of Hamburg.

7. What was special about Mala Zimetbaum?

8. Which types of professionals were allowed to practice their trade in the lagers?

9. Why does Levi agree with Amery that believers had an easier time in the lager?

10. Who were counted at roll calls?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes of the book is that those who did not experience the lagers cannot judge anyone for how they acted while they were there. Do you agree or disagree with this? Why? Give examples from the book and your own ideas to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

How did the treatment of prisoners change over the course of the war? What happened as the Nazis began to suffer defeats on the battlefields?

Essay Topic 3

Why are survivors' stories an important part of understanding the Holocaust and World War II. Why might survivors' stories not tell us the complete picture?

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