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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what age did Wiesel claim to be?
(a) 21.
(b) 19.
(c) 18.
(d) 20.

2. What troubling news did the people of Sighet learn in the spring of 1944?
(a) Hitler's army had strengthened.
(b) The deported occupants were executed.
(c) Their town would be turned into a concentration camp.
(d) German troops were getting closer to Sighet.

3. How did the people of Sighet view the needy?
(a) They hated them.
(b) They respected them.
(c) They did not particularly like them.
(d) They were compassionate toward them.

4. What was the initial reaction of the men in the train car to Madame Schachter's screams in Chapter 2?
(a) They tried to comfort her.
(b) They peeked through the bars but saw nothing.
(c) They ignored her.
(d) They threatened to throw her from the train.

5. In the spring of 1944, what did the people of Sighet believe about Hitler?
(a) That he would soon be defeated.
(b) They thought his troops were turning on him.
(c) That he would conquer all of Europe.
(d) That he was killed or went into hiding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the people wearing who jumped into the wagon at the end of Chapter 2?

2. Why did Wiesel lie to the man who was looking for his family in Chapter 3?

3. When did Wiesel meet Moishe?

4. What is Birkenau in Chapter 2?

5. What was the condition of the main synagogue when Wiesel's group reached it?

(see the answer key)

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