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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Moshe's experience change him?
(a) He attempted to leave his beloved hometown and country.
(b) He became optimistic about the situation.
(c) He lost interest in the things he loved.
(d) He tried to commit suicide.

3. Where is Sighet?
(a) Transylvania.
(b) Israel.
(c) Spotsylvania.
(d) Zohar.

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

5. What does the author say the cattle car is in Chapter 2?
(a) A closet.
(b) A trap.
(c) A shoebox.
(d) An oven.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the people of Sighet view the needy?

2. Why were there 100 passengers crowded together as they traveled in Chapter 6?

3. What is one way that Wiesel addressed God at the beginning of Chapter 5?

4. In Chapter 6, why were the prisoners running as they were evacuated?

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

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