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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to give themselves hope, what did Wiesel and his father pretend after spending several weeks in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) That Wiesel's mother and Tzipora were in a labor camp, not dead.
(b) That they were not frightened.
(c) That the experience was just a dream, and that they would awaken soon.
(d) That they were on a secret mission.

2. What season was ending at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Spring.
(d) Summer.

3. In Chapter 3, who was the first person to fall to the ground?
(a) A young boy.
(b) An old woman.
(c) A young girl.
(d) An old man.

4. In Chapter 3, what happened to the man who was looking for his family learned the truth?
(a) The man tried to kill Wiesel.
(b) The man told Wiesel he understood why he lied.
(c) The man tried to get Wiesel in trouble with the guards.
(d) Wiesel never saw him again.

5. What was Wiesel's reaction to the thick soup offered to him the day after arriving at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) He refused to eat it.
(b) He ate it, and then he vomited.
(c) He eagerly consumed it.
(d) He threw it back at the server.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 5, what happened when Dr. Mengele called out numbers for another round of selection?

3. In Chapter 5, what did the prisoners receive the night before Rosh Hashanah, the last day of the Jewish year?

4. What profession did Wiesel claim in Chapter 3?

5. What is "selection"?

(see the answer key)

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