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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many words were spoken as the prisoners leave the train in Chapter 3?
(a) Ten.
(b) Two.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

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

3. In order to give themselves hope, what did Wiesel and his father pretend after spending several weeks in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) That they were not frightened.
(b) That they were on a secret mission.
(c) That Wiesel's mother and Tzipora were in a labor camp, not dead.
(d) That the experience was just a dream, and that they would awaken soon.

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

5. In Chapter 2, how does Wiesel describe his train trip leaving Sighet?
(a) Pleasant.
(b) Cold.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Comfortable.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, what art had Moishe mastered?

2. Where did Moshe the Beadle work?

3. What was Wiesel's reaction to the thick soup offered to him the day after arriving at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

4. What was the condition of the main synagogue when Wiesel's group reached it?

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

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