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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did Wiesel find when he returned from work, when he still had possession of his father's knife and spoon?
(a) His father had not been selected.
(b) His father's possessions were gone.
(c) His father had been selected.
(d) He found a note from his father.

2. In Chapter 3, what happened to the Jews at Birkenau once they left the train?
(a) They were given food and water.
(b) The men and women were separated.
(c) They were sent directly to hard labor in a rock quarry.
(d) The children and adults were separated.

3. In Chapter 4 why was speaking German to Wiesel at the camp so risky for a young female prisoner?
(a) She was afraid of Elie's reaction.
(b) The authorities would have realized she was Jewish.
(c) She could have been killed for speaking German.
(d) She did not know if Elie could understand her German.

4. What is the importance of the knife and spoon given to Wiesel by his father in Chapter 5?
(a) It shows how little they had.
(b) It was a secret code between Elie and his father.
(c) It meant Elie's father now worked in the kitchen.
(d) It meant there would be a prayer meeting that night behind the kitchen.

5. In Chapter 4, what was the dentist's punishment after his arrest?
(a) Electrocution.
(b) Hanging.
(c) Firing squad.
(d) The crematory.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were the Jews supposed to get to the next prison block at Auschwitz?

2. In Chapter 7, where were the prisoners being transported to?

3. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?

4. What did Elie find in the morning at the deserted village?

5. How dark or light was the night at the beginning of Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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