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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. To whom does Levi send his only irate letter?

2. Who does Amery think survive in higher numbers?

3. Which of the following is NOT a reason Levi considers the German people guilty?

4. How many times does Levi meet Hety S. of Wiesbaden?

5. How do young people refer to the SS?

Short Essay Questions

1. Levi considers the violence perpetrated by the Nazis to have been useless except for one thing. What was it?

2. What is the last stereotype that the author tries to dissuade?

3. Why does Levi think the Nazis waged a suicidal war?

4. How does Levi explain the stereotype of rebellion?

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

6. Why were prisoners ordered to take their valuables with them on their journey to the lager?

7. Why do the stories of survivors become less important to passing generations?

8. Describe Jean Amery's life before he arrived in Auschwitz.

9. What happened in the roll call when a prisoner was missing?

10. How did Levi feel after he kicked Elias?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What would you have done if you were recruited to be a sonderkommando? How do you think you would have handled being in that situation?

Essay Topic 2

The lagers were concentration and death camps established by the Nazis so they could have slaves and exterminate the Jews. Why were the Nazis fearful that the rest of the world would learn about the lagers? What did they have to hide when Hitler's rhetoric about riding Germany of Jews was so clear?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze Levi's situation when he finds the water spigot.

1) Do you agree with the decision he made? Why or why not?

2) What do you think you would have done in the same situation?

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