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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did the others in the cattle car perceive Madame Schachter in Chapter 2?
(a) They thought she was a prophet.
(b) They thought she was knowledgeable.
(c) They thought she was selfish.
(d) They thought she was insane.

3. Where did the flames appear to be coming from that the Jews saw as they exit the train at Birkenau in Chapter 2?
(a) An overturned cattle car.
(b) A bonfire.
(c) A house.
(d) A chimney.

4. How did Wiesel's father respond to the order that Jews were not allowed to keep valuables in the house?
(a) He buried their savings in the basement.
(b) He gave their savings to a relative who could safely hide them.
(c) He destroyed their valuables rather that surrender them.
(d) He surrendered their valuables to the Germans.

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

6. What did Moshe the Beadle focus on after his deportation?
(a) He was engrossed in getting others to listen to his stories.
(b) He planned an uprising against the Hungarian police.
(c) He immersed himself in prayer.
(d) He devoted himself to helping other foreign Jews escape.

7. Where did Wiesel and the others go first in Chapter 4?
(a) Mess hall.
(b) Work stations.
(c) Showers.
(d) Latrines.

8. In Chapter 3, how did the man respond who is looking for news of his family after he spoke with Wiesel?
(a) He collapsed from grief.
(b) He remained quiet and returned to his place in the ranks.
(c) He wept with joy.
(d) He cried bitterly and hysterically.

9. In Chapter 3, what did the prisoners discuss after several weeks in the camp?
(a) They tried to figure out who among them would be sent to the crematorium.
(b) They formulate an escape plan.
(c) They discussed their jobs in the camp.
(d) A reason for their suffering.

10. 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 thought they would be shot immediately.
(b) He thought they were in the fortunate group.
(c) He believed that he and his father would be separated.
(d) He believed they were being sent to the crematory.

11. What is Birkenau in Chapter 2?
(a) The reception area for Auschwitz.
(b) The reception area for Bergen-Belsen.
(c) The reception area for Kaschau.
(d) The reception area for Dachau.

12. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?
(a) The SS officers made them watch the crematorium.
(b) Branded them with numbers.
(c) Forced them to march five miles.
(d) Withheld their food and water.

13. In particular, what did the occupants of the cattle car need in Chapter 2?
(a) Warm clothing.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Chairs.
(d) Water.

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

15. In Chapter 3, what did Wiesel see in the flames of the crematory?
(a) Children and babies.
(b) Moshe and Madame Schachter.
(c) His best friend from Sighet.
(d) His mother and sister.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many words were spoken as the prisoners leave the train in Chapter 3?

2. What color was Tzipora's hair?

3. In Chapter 3, what happened to the man who was looking for his family learned the truth?

4. In Chapter 3, what happened to the Jews at Birkenau once they left the train?

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

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