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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, first, what did Madame Schachter cry and moan about?
(a) She moaned about the fact that they were all going to die.
(b) She complained that she was ill.
(c) She cried about being separated from her family.
(d) She complained about the conditions on the train.

2. In Chapter 5, what happened when Dr. Mengele called out numbers for another round of selection?
(a) Wiesel's father's number was called.
(b) Neither Wiesel nor his father was called.
(c) Both Wiesel and his father were called.
(d) Wiesel's number was called.

3. What did Wiesel believe when he and his father were sent to the right after telling their ages to the officer at Birkenau?
(a) He believed that he and his father would be separated.
(b) He thought they were in the fortunate group.
(c) He believed they were being sent to the crematory.
(d) He thought they would be shot immediately.

4. Who did Elie find in a pile of bodies in the deserted village?
(a) Rabbi Elichou's son.
(b) His friend, Zalman.
(c) Rabbi Elichou.
(d) His friend, Juliek.

5. In Chapter 3, what were the prisoners forced to do in the first prison block when they arrived at Auschwitz?
(a) Shower and then shiver and wait in the cold night.
(b) Clean the entire prison block, top to bottom.
(c) Stand in formation for over an hour.
(d) Run laps.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the prisoners found out that they could have soup, what was their reaction in Chapter 8?

2. How did others perceive Moshe after his deportation experience?

3. How did the people of Sighet regard Wiesel's father?

4. What was Wiesel's reaction to the thick soup offered to him the day after arriving at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

5. How did Madame Schachter react when the train began moving again in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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