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1. The head of my new block was a __ Jew, small of stature, with piercing eyes.

• 1. German

• 1. musulman

• 1. paradise

• 1. camp

• 1. selection

1. An SS man would examine us. Whenever he found a weak one, a __ as we called them, he would write his number down.

• 1. German

• 1. paradise

• 1. musulman

• 1. camp

• 1. selection

1. The veterans said: “You’re lucky to have been brought here so late. This camp is __ today, compared with what it was like two years ago."

• 1. German

• 1. paradise

• 1. musulman

• 1. camp

• 1. selection

1. The bell rang, a signal that the selection had been completed throughout the __.

• 1. camp

• 1. paradise

• 1. musulman

• 1. German

• 1. selection

1. He was alive. He had escaped the second __.

• 1. camp

• 1. paradise

• 1. musulman

• 1. German

• 1. selection

What did the SS 1 give as a New Year's gift?

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• • A) More food

• • B) A shorter roll call

• • C) Free time

• • D) A new block leader

What did the head of the block advise the prisoners to do during the selection?

• • A) Walk slowly

• B) Stand still

• C) Run quickly

• D) Talk to the SS Officers

What was Dr. Mengele infamous for?

• A) His kindness to prisoners

• B) Medical experiments on inmates

• C) Leadings prisoners to freedom

• D) Providing extra rations of good

How did Elie feel after passing the selection?

• Angry

• Relieved

• Indifferent

• Sad

What did Elie's father give him as an inheritance?

• a book

• a blanket

• a knife and spoon

• a photograph