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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Wiesel return the knife and spoon to his father in Chapter 5?
(a) His father needed something to remind him of Elie until the result of his selection occurs.
(b) It continued the secret code between father and son.
(c) His father needed them to work in the kitchen.
(d) It reinforced the fact that his father was not selected.

2. In Chapter 2, where was the first stop the train makes?
(a) Prague.
(b) Hronov.
(c) Kaschau.
(d) Brno.

3. What happened to the train on which Moshe was deported?
(a) The train was taken over by the Gestapo in Polish territory.
(b) The last few train cars derailed.
(c) The Gestapo ordered the Jews on Moshe's train car to unload and walk to the destination.
(d) The train crashed into a trestle.

4. How did the people of Sighet regard Wiesel's father?
(a) He was considered arrogant and overbearing.
(b) He was thought to be untrustworthy.
(c) He was highly respected.
(d) He was known to be sensitive and emotional.

5. What did some of the young do in Chapter 2 under the cover of darkness?
(a) Comfort one another.
(b) Sit on one another's laps.
(c) Hug one another.
(d) Caress one another.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the responsibility of the men who cleared out the wagons?

2. In Chapter 4, what was the dentist's punishment after his arrest?

3. In Chapter 4, what was Wiesel's job in the camp?

4. In the spring of 1944, what did Elie wish his father would do?

5. What did Wiesel need to do because of his leg in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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