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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 Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) They were awakened every hour for roll call.
(b) Soundly.
(c) The were not permitted to sleep.
(d) Restlessly.

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

3. What did the name Auschwitz mean to the occupants of the cattle car in Chapter 2?
(a) A vacation.
(b) Death.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A person's name.

4. In Chapter 3, what was the first impression of Auschwitz by the prisoners on their arrival?
(a) It looked as if the conditions would be more favorable than at the place they came from.
(b) They seemed dismal, but not disagreeable, conditions.
(c) The conditions were far worse than they could have imagined.
(d) The conditions were about the same as the place they came from.

5. What does the author say the cattle car is in Chapter 2?
(a) A shoebox.
(b) An oven.
(c) A closet.
(d) A trap.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the spring of 1944, what did the people of Sighet believe about Hitler?

2. What was another requirement the Jews must adhere to, regarding their clothing?

3. What happened to the foreign Jews in Sighet when the Hungarian police arrived?

4. In Chapter 3, when Wiesel's father asked directions to the washroom, what happened to him?

5. In Chapter 2, at one of the train stops, what were the occupants allowed to have?

(see the answer key)

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