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

2. What did Wiesel's family do while living in their house in the ghetto?
(a) They gave their valuables to relatives who could hide them.
(b) They offered rooms to relatives who had lost their homes.
(c) They hid Jews who were trying to escape.
(d) They were forced to cook for the German soldiers.

3. What troubling news did the people of Sighet learn in the spring of 1944?
(a) The deported occupants were executed.
(b) Their town would be turned into a concentration camp.
(c) German troops were getting closer to Sighet.
(d) Hitler's army had strengthened.

4. According to the German officer in Chapter 2, what happened to any Jews who kept their valuables?
(a) They were permitted to keep half their valuables.
(b) They were shot.
(c) They were separated from their relatives.
(d) They were immediately sent to the furnace.

5. What was Madame Schachter's frame of mind as she screamed on the cattle car in Chapter 2?
(a) She could only be consoled by Elie.
(b) The only comfort she found was in unconsciousness.
(c) She could not be consoled by anyone.
(d) She was comforted by the fact that the men would protect her.