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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many prisoners were loaded into the cattle cars at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) 100.
(b) 80.
(c) 75.
(d) 93.

3. What profession did Wiesel claim in Chapter 3?
(a) Storekeeper.
(b) Student.
(c) Blacksmith.
(d) Farmer.

4. In Chapter 3, what did the prisoners discuss after several weeks in the camp?
(a) A reason for their suffering.
(b) They formulate an escape plan.
(c) They discussed their jobs in the camp.
(d) They tried to figure out who among them would be sent to the crematorium.

5. How did Wiesel's father respond to the order that Jews were not allowed to keep valuables in the house?
(a) He surrendered their valuables to the Germans.
(b) He destroyed their valuables rather that surrender them.
(c) He gave their savings to a relative who could safely hide them.
(d) He buried their savings in the basement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Madame Schachter traveled with whom in Chapter 2?

2. What did Wiesel believe when he and his father were sent to the right after telling their ages to the officer at Birkenau?

3. Where did Moshe the Beadle work?

4. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?

5. As the train trip continued, what did Madame Schachter scream about in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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