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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. Who was sleeping when Jean started coming down into the petrol tank?

2. In Chapter 17, when did Levi end up in Ka-Be?

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

4. How old was Jean in Chapter 11?

5. In Chapter 16, how many colored disks did Alberto make?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was a "mussulman"?

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

4. What was a Pikolo?

5. Why would the Poles keep the knowledge that a selection was imminent to themselves?

6. Who were most of the non-Jewish Prominents?

7. In Chapter 16, why did Alberto and Levi need a zinc-pot, and where did they get one from?

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

9. In Chapter 13, what did the coming of winter mean?

10. How did the Blockaltester set up a system of control to make sure the prisoners took showers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 9, Levi told the stories of Schepschel, ALfred L., Elias, and Henri. What did these men have in common? Were their survival methods similar in any way? What did the stories about these men demonstrate about survival?

Essay Topic 2

The prisoners had a strict routine, even at night. Who were two men who were a part of the nightly routine? What did Kordos do? What did the second man do? What was the last thing to happen before lights out? Why did the men get up frequently in the night? How were full buckets dealt with?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 3, Steinlauf referred to the prisoners as slaves. In what way were the prisoners slaves? What had they lost? Why didn't Steinlauf consider himself and the other prisoners?

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