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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did "selection" work?
(a) The prisoners had to pass tests that demonstrate that they were healthy and strong.
(b) The authorities selected a certain group of numbers to be released.
(c) The authorities randomly selected the numbers of prisoners for new jobs.
(d) The authorities did not share the process of selecting new prisoners for the camp.

2. Why did Wiesel return the knife and spoon to his father in Chapter 5?
(a) It continued the secret code between father and son.
(b) His father needed them to work in the kitchen.
(c) It reinforced the fact that his father was not selected.
(d) His father needed something to remind him of Elie until the result of his selection occurs.

3. What did Wiesel do as other Jews praise God on Rosh Hashanah?
(a) He was the prayer leader.
(b) He loudly criticized those who were praising.
(c) He criticized God.
(d) He joined with the others in offering praise.

4. In Chapter 5, how many crematoria work day and night?
(a) Seven.
(b) Six.
(c) Four.
(d) Five.

5. 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 told Wiesel he understood why he lied.
(c) Wiesel never saw him again.
(d) The man tried to kill Wiesel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When a workman threw a piece of bread to the prisoners, how did the prisoners react in Chapter 7?

3. What is the importance of the knife and spoon given to Wiesel by his father in Chapter 5?

4. How many corpses were thrown from the wagon in Chapter 7?

5. What were Wiesel's feelings about selection in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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