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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What filled the prisoners' brains at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Whirlwind of memories.
(b) Lots of regrets.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Pain.

2. What happened when Wiesel wanted to sleep in the snow?
(a) He got frostbite.
(b) His father covered him with a tattered blanket.
(c) His father kept him awake.
(d) An SS officer threatened to shoot him.

3. What did Wiesel do as other Jews praise God on Rosh Hashanah?
(a) He was the prayer leader.
(b) He joined with the others in offering praise.
(c) He criticized God.
(d) He loudly criticized those who were praising.

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

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 buried their savings in the basement.
(d) He gave their savings to a relative who could safely hide them.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Wiesel not fast on Yom Kippur in Chapter 5?

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

3. After Rabbi Elichou asked Wiesel about his son in Chapter 6, what did Wiesel remember?

4. What did Wisel wonder about on the morning of January 29, 1945?

5. Where is Sighet?

(see the answer key)

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