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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what did Wiesel see in the flames of the crematory?
(a) His mother and sister.
(b) His best friend from Sighet.
(c) Children and babies.
(d) Moshe and Madame Schachter.

2. In Chapter 3, what happened to the Jews at Birkenau once they left the train?
(a) The children and adults were separated.
(b) They were given food and water.
(c) They were sent directly to hard labor in a rock quarry.
(d) The men and women were separated.

3. What was Wiesel's reaction to the thick soup offered to him the day after arriving at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) He eagerly consumed it.
(b) He refused to eat it.
(c) He threw it back at the server.
(d) He ate it, and then he vomited.

4. How did "selection" work?
(a) The authorities did not share the process of selecting new prisoners for the camp.
(b) The prisoners had to pass tests that demonstrate that they were healthy and strong.
(c) The authorities randomly selected the numbers of prisoners for new jobs.
(d) The authorities selected a certain group of numbers to be released.

5. What happened to prisoners who were selected?
(a) The new prisoners had to take care of the chimney.
(b) The prisoners were required to begin their new jobs immediately.
(c) Those selected were released from camp, then shot.
(d) They were sent to the crematory.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to give themselves hope, what did Wiesel and his father pretend after spending several weeks in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

2. After they were shown the chimney at Birkenau, what was the crowd's reaction?

3. How many corpses were thrown from the wagon in Chapter 7?

4. In Chapter 3, why did Wiesel's father ask directions to the washroom?

5. What time did the bell ring at the end of Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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