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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 7, in the early dawn light how much of a difference was there between the living and the dead?
(a) No difference.
(b) The dead were beginning to smell.
(c) Barely a difference.
(d) The dead were gray, and the living were white.

2. What was the responsibility of the men who cleared out the wagons?
(a) They repaired the wagons.
(b) They took out the dead and burried them.
(c) They scoured the wagons with boiling water.
(d) They rotated the prisoners between the wagons.

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

4. As the prisoners traveled on the train in Chapter 7, what did they eat?
(a) Soup.
(b) Bread.
(c) Snow.
(d) Rotten meat.

5. At Birkenau, what did a fellow prisoner tell Wiesel and his father to do?
(a) Lie about their ages.
(b) Keep their eyes averted downward at all times.
(c) Be sure to tell the truth about their ages.
(d) Smile.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 3, who was the first person to fall to the ground?

5. What happened to prisoners who were selected?

(see the answer key)

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