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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Wiesel not fast on Yom Kippur in Chapter 5?
(a) The doctor said he would starve to death if he fasted.
(b) He was too hungry.
(c) He joined the other prisoners in their refusal to fast.
(d) He was rebelling against God.

2. At Birkenau, what did a fellow prisoner tell Wiesel and his father to do?
(a) Be sure to tell the truth about their ages.
(b) Smile.
(c) Keep their eyes averted downward at all times.
(d) Lie about their ages.

3. Why did Wiesel lie to the man who was looking for his family in Chapter 3?
(a) Wiesel thought he was telling the truth.
(b) He was afraid the guards would for punish them for talking, so he tried to make the man leave quickly.
(c) He wanted to give the man hope.
(d) He was afraid of the man.

4. As the prisoners traveled on the train in Chapter 7, what did they eat?
(a) Snow.
(b) Bread.
(c) Soup.
(d) Rotten meat.

5. Whose number is A-7713?
(a) Wiesel's.
(b) Franek's.
(c) Wiesel's father's.
(d) Yossi's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what lie did Wiesel tell a man who was looking for Wiesel of Sighat?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, in the early dawn light how much of a difference was there between the living and the dead?

3. At the end of Chapter 3, how long had it taken for the prisoners to arrive at Buna?

4. What could Wiesel do when rumors started that the Russians were approaching the camp in Chapter 5?

5. What filled the prisoners' brains at the beginning of Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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