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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 3, when Wiesel's father asked directions to the washroom, what happened to him?
(a) He was sent to the crematory.
(b) He was ignored.
(c) The officer knocked him to the ground.
(d) The officer yelled racial slurs at him.

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) The children and adults were separated.
(d) They were sent directly to hard labor in a rock quarry.

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

4. What was the reaction of the person Wiesel spoke to at the event that reminds him of the workman throwing bread to the prisoners?
(a) The person thought it was an act of charity.
(b) The person completely ignored Elie.
(c) The person tried to stab Elie.
(d) The person told Elie to mind his own business.

5. What was another requirement the Jews must adhere to, regarding their clothing?
(a) Jewish children were no longer permitted to wear school uniforms.
(b) Each Jew had to wear a yellow star.
(c) Each Jew had to wear black or grey.
(d) All Jews had to wear a black star.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wiesel believe when he and his father were sent to the right after telling their ages to the officer at Birkenau?

2. In Chapter 5, what happened to Wiesel's leg?

3. In Chapter 3, who was in charge of Wiesel, his father, and the other prisoners in the prison block?

4. Where was Zalman from?

5. In Chapter 2, first, what did Madame Schachter cry and moan about?

(see the answer key)

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