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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. In Chapter 2, what work was done in the camp where Levi and the others were sent?

2. Who tried to get Levi to wash in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 4, how much longer does Levi believe it will be before it becomes warmer?

4. How many men were on the teams in Chapter 4?

5. In Chapter 1 after a few weeks, how many Jews were interred in the camp?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Levi describe the journey on the train to Poland?

2. Why did release from the infirmary required a painful and dangerous period of readjustment?

3. What happened after the men were forced to take off their clothes?

4. In Chapter 7, what made Levi understand why men worshipped the sun?

5. Later, what did Levi learn about the fate of the men and women who traveled with him?

6. What would Kardos do as he moved around the bunks in Chapter 5?

7. Why was it so difficult to carry the sleepers?

8. Who was old Gattegno and his family?

9. What small reprieve might the prisoners finds during a work day?

10. In Chapter 8, what could be seen when the sun shone?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 10, Levi was assigned to the Chemical Kommando. How skilled were the workers in the Kommando? How skilled was the Kapo? What qualification did Levi have that made him suited for work in the Chemical Kommando? How did he demonstrate his suitability for the work?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In Chapter 8, Levi believed that the lines between good and evil and just and unjust were blurred. What was the main example that Levi described to prove his point? Why didn't he believe that morals could survive in the camp?

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