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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the lager's first lesson?
(a) Believe in God.
(b) Do not try to understand.
(c) Do not share food with others.
(d) Keep to oneself.

2. What happened to corpses?
(a) They were allowed to decompose.
(b) They were turned into industrial products.
(c) They were given a proper burial.
(d) They were returned to family members.

3. What does H.L. complain about in her letter?
(a) Germans are punished unfairly.
(b) She is made to feel shameful.
(c) Her school ignores recent history.
(d) Her teacher considers Hitler's actions just.

4. With whom did Mala Zimetbaum try to escape?
(a) Edek.
(b) Levi.
(c) Amery.
(d) An Italian Jew.

5. What does Levi correspond with H.L. about?
(a) The World War II era.
(b) The future of Germany.
(c) Contemporary Germany.
(d) Nazi policies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Germans who were found helping Jews escape?

2. What does W.A. from Wurtemberg write about?

3. Why does H.L. detest herself?

4. Which of the following was NOT a purpose that the lagers serve for the Nazis?

5. Who were most traumatized by relieving themselves in public?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was special about Mala Zimetbaum?

2. What is Levi's explanation for why Jews did not try to escape?

3. Describe the overall feeling of the majority of letters Levi receives.

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

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

6. Explain why violence is endemic in the Third World.

7. What happened to intellectuals who did manage to flee Germany "beforehand?"

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

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

10. How did Levi feel after he kicked Elias?

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