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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel awoke, what was the condition of his father?
(a) Sleeping restlessly.
(b) Close to death.
(c) Sleeping soundly.
(d) Resting comfortably.

3. What does the author show about pain and suffering, particularly in Chapter 8?
(a) Pain and suffering are better than death because at least you are still living.
(b) Pain and suffering can be worse than death.
(c) They will always exist.
(d) Pain and suffering help to build character.

4. What was the weather like at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) It was raining.
(b) It was sunny.
(c) Icy wind was blowing.
(d) It was snowing.

5. 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 sent directly to hard labor in a rock quarry.
(c) They were given food and water.
(d) The men and women were separated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wiesel do as other Jews praise God on Rosh Hashanah?

2. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?

3. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?

4. How did Wiesel respond to his father's request at the concentration camp?

5. What was the workman's reaction as he watched the prisoners after he gave them the bread in Chapter 7?

(see the answer key)

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