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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how were the prisoners moving?
(a) Like bumbling bears.
(b) Like automatons.
(c) Like robots.
(d) Like deer.

3. 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's possessions were gone.
(b) His father had been selected.
(c) He found a note from his father.
(d) His father had not been selected.

4. In Chapter 1, what did Wiesel like about Moishe?
(a) His manner of speaking.
(b) His wide, dreamy eyes.
(c) His vast knowledge.
(d) The way he carried himself.

5. How many steps forward was every prisoner instructed to take at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Ten.
(b) Four.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wiesel's father respond to his son's wish in the Spring of 1944?

2. What scene similar to that of the workman throwing the bread to the prisoners did Wiesel witness later in life?

3. What happened to Madame Schachter as a result of the train trip in Chapter 2?

4. In Chapter 2, where was the first stop the train makes?

5. In Chapter 2, a German officer who threatened to shoot the occupants of the cattle car compared them to what animal?

(see the answer key)

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