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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take one of the hanged prisoners to die at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) More than a half a hour.
(c) 40 minutes.
(d) About a half an hour.

2. How old were some of the youngest from Wiesel's convoy in Chapter 4?
(a) 8 and 9.
(b) 10 and 11.
(c) 10 and 12.
(d) 13 and 14.

3. In the spring of 1944, what did Elie wish his father would do?
(a) Help more Jews acquire safe passage.
(b) Move the family to America.
(c) Spend more time with him.
(d) Sell everything and go to Palestine.

4. How were the Jews supposed to get to the next prison block at Auschwitz?
(a) Crawl.
(b) March in strict formation.
(c) Run.
(d) Ride in filthy wagons.

5. Why did Wiesel not fast on Yom Kippur in Chapter 5?
(a) He joined the other prisoners in their refusal to fast.
(b) He was rebelling against God.
(c) He was too hungry.
(d) The doctor said he would starve to death if he fasted.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where was the first stop the train makes?

2. What happened to prisoners who were selected?

3. After the Germans arrested the Jewish leaders during Passover, what were the Jews required to do?

4. How did Moshe tell Weisel he escaped the Gestapo in 1944?

5. In order to give themselves hope, what did Wiesel and his father pretend after spending several weeks in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

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