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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Wiesel not fast on Yom Kippur in Chapter 5?
(a) He was rebelling against God.
(b) He was too hungry.
(c) He joined the other prisoners in their refusal to fast.
(d) The doctor said he would starve to death if he fasted.

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

3. What did the chimney represent for the prisoners in Chapter 3?
(a) Death.
(b) Work.
(c) Food.
(d) Warmth.

4. What happened after the round of selection in which Wiesel's father's number was called in Chapter 5?
(a) Elie's father was not selected.
(b) Elie's father began his new job in the kitchen.
(c) Elie's father was to be released from the camp.
(d) Elie's father was selected.

5. After the Germans arrested the Jewish leaders during Passover, what were the Jews required to do?
(a) Immediately surrender all their possessions.
(b) Attend formation every morning at dawn.
(c) Remain in their houses for three days.
(d) Leave the town and find their own accommodations.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, how were the prisoners forced to travel?

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

3. In Chapter 3, what were the prisoners forced to do in the first prison block when they arrived at Auschwitz?

4. When the prisoners found out that they could have soup, what was their reaction in Chapter 8?

5. As the prisoners traveled on the train in Chapter 7, what did they eat?

(see the answer key)

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