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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to give themselves hope, what did Wiesel and his father pretend after spending several weeks in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) That they were on a secret mission.
(b) That the experience was just a dream, and that they would awaken soon.
(c) That they were not frightened.
(d) That Wiesel's mother and Tzipora were in a labor camp, not dead.

2. What was Wiesel's feeling about the scene after the workman throws the bread in Chapter 7?
(a) Uncaring.
(b) Relief.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Hopeful.

3. How long did it take one of the hanged prisoners to die at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) 40 minutes.
(b) About a half an hour.
(c) More than a half a hour.
(d) 20 minutes.

4. In Chapter 3, what did the prisoners discuss after several weeks in the camp?
(a) A reason for their suffering.
(b) They formulate an escape plan.
(c) They discussed their jobs in the camp.
(d) They tried to figure out who among them would be sent to the crematorium.

5. After the war when Wiesel met the woman who pretended to be Aryan rather than a Jew at the concentration camp, what did she tell him?
(a) She is actually Jewish, not French.
(b) She is a distant relative.
(c) She saw his mother and sister go to a crematory at another camp.
(d) She was severely punished for speaking to Elie when he was beaten.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Wiesel meet Moishe?

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

4. In particular, what did the occupants of the cattle car need in Chapter 2?

5. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel awoke, what was the condition of his father?

(see the answer key)

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