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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, why did Wiesel's father ask directions to the washroom?

2. What is Birkenau in Chapter 2?

3. In Chapter 3, what age did Wiesel claim to be?

4. What did the chimney represent for the prisoners in Chapter 3?

5. How did the prisoners in Chapter 2, have to arrange themselves on the train?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were the people of Sighet lulled into a false sense of security by the German troops who entered Sighet in the spring of 1944?

2. Why was Wiesel able to keep his new pair of shoes in Chapter 3?

3. What happened when the Jews walked toward the station at the end of Chapter 1?

4. What did Buna look like when Wiesel arrived in Chapter 4?

5. How did Moshe's experiences during the deportation change him?

6. How did a young woman pass as Aryan in Chapter 4?

7. How did life deteriorate for the Jews after the Hungarian police arrested the Jewish community leaders during Passover?

8. At the beginning of Chapter 3, what did the Jews leave behind in the wagons?

9. What happened to Moshe and his companions who were deported?

10. Several months after Moshe the Beadle and the other foreign Jews were deported, what did the people of Sighet believe about the lives of the deportees?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Father/son relationships were tested in the concentration camps. What are some examples of father/son relationships that broke down in the concentration camps? How was Wiesel's relationship with his father tested? In what ways did Wiesel succeed at the temptations caused by the tests he endured? In what ways did he fail the tests he endured?

Essay Topic 2

Although the book is filled with horrifying experiences, there are some instances of mercy. Describe three of these situations and how they affected the individuals involved.

Essay Topic 3

Moishe the Beadle was one of the first to be deported and escape from the Germans. What news did he have to share when he returned? Why was he so desperate to tell his story? What was his goal for talking to everyone about his experiences and what did he hope would result from his warnings? Why did he believe that "It's not what happens, but how we react to what happens"?

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