1. Why did prisoners try to get to the center of the lines that workers formed in the morning?
(a) They could neither be punished for arriving early nor beaten for arriving late.
(b) For the warmth in the center of the group.
(c) To avoid being seen by the SS.
(d) Large blocks of people were always selected from the center, so friends could remain together.

2. Why does the author, after leaving camp, upon seeing an image of prisoners lying on their bunks, argue that these aren't horrible images?
(a) They were images of people who had been spared the gas chambers.
(b) They are images of sick prisoners who could stay in bed all day.
(c) They are images of men that he knew, and all of them survived.
(d) They are images of men from the Capo who had been demoted, and one of them had been in a position to be cruel to the author before this demotion.

3. How do psychiatrists expect people to react in abnormal situations?
(a) They expect an abnormal reaction according to the person's degree of normality.
(b) They expect that a normal person in an abnormal situation will demonstrate severe stress.
(c) They expect strong reactions.
(d) They expect mentally healthy people to have balanced reactions to such situations.

4. What rule did the author establish for himself in Auschwitz?
(a) He would answer all questions truthfully.
(b) He would always eat his food slowly to enjoy it as much as possible.
(c) He would try to earn the confidence of everyone he met.
(d) He would work as hard as possible when given a task.

5. What does the author attempt to describe in this essay?
(a) The reason that the Nazis rose to power.
(b) The experience of living in a concentration camp.
(c) The ways in which living in a concentration camp made prisoners stronger.
(d) The last days of the war.