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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the people of Sighet view the needy?
(a) They respected them.
(b) They did not particularly like them.
(c) They hated them.
(d) They were compassionate toward them.

2. In Chapter 3, what did Wiesel see in the flames of the crematory?
(a) Moshe and Madame Schachter.
(b) His best friend from Sighet.
(c) His mother and sister.
(d) Children and babies.

3. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?
(a) Forced them to march five miles.
(b) Withheld their food and water.
(c) Branded them with numbers.
(d) The SS officers made them watch the crematorium.

4. In Chapter 2, what was the first thing the Jews swa as the train stopped before they got off?
(a) Barbed wire.
(b) Fire.
(c) occupants of the camp lined up in formation.
(d) Men and women digging in a rock quarry.

5. How did the others in the cattle car perceive Madame Schachter in Chapter 2?
(a) They thought she was knowledgeable.
(b) They thought she was insane.
(c) They thought she was selfish.
(d) They thought she was a prophet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What interests did Moshe and Wiesel share?

2. In the spring of 1944, what did Elie wish his father would do?

3. How many prisoners were loaded into the cattle cars at the end of Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 3, what happened to the man who was looking for his family learned the truth?

5. What were the conditions for the Jews on the train in Chapter 2?

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