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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) German troops were getting closer to Sighet.
(d) Their town would be turned into a concentration camp.

2. How many prisoners remained in the camp on April 10?
(a) About 15,000.
(b) About 20,000.
(c) 26,000.
(d) 18,000.

3. What was another requirement the Jews must adhere to, regarding their clothing?
(a) Each Jew had to wear black or grey.
(b) All Jews had to wear a black star.
(c) Jewish children were no longer permitted to wear school uniforms.
(d) Each Jew had to wear a yellow star.

4. What happened to prisoners who were selected?
(a) They were sent to the crematory.
(b) The prisoners were required to begin their new jobs immediately.
(c) Those selected were released from camp, then shot.
(d) The new prisoners had to take care of the chimney.

5. What happened to Zalman in Chapter 6 when he collapsed with a stomachache?
(a) Wiesel picked him up and helped him run.
(b) He was trampled by other prisoners.
(c) Medics carried him on a stretcher.
(d) He was shot.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9 on April 5, how long did the prisoners stand inside the block waiting for an SS office to count them?

2. What profession did Wiesel claim in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 9, what did Elie want to do that he had not done since living in the ghetto?

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

5. In Chapter 2, first, what did Madame Schachter cry and moan about?

(see the answer key)

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