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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 Elie's reaction to the foreman's demand in Chapter 4?
(a) Elie refused to give the foreman his tooth.
(b) Elie refused to smuggle food.
(c) Elie agreed to smuggle soap.
(d) Elie agreed to steal electrical parts.

2. At Birkenau, what did a fellow prisoner tell Wiesel and his father to do?
(a) Be sure to tell the truth about their ages.
(b) Keep their eyes averted downward at all times.
(c) Smile.
(d) Lie about their ages.

3. At the beginning of Chapter 8, what was Wiesel's father's frame of mind?
(a) He was desperate for Elie to survive.
(b) He was insane.
(c) He was giving up on life.
(d) He was extremely angry.

4. What does the author show about pain and suffering, particularly in Chapter 8?
(a) Pain and suffering can be worse than death.
(b) Pain and suffering are better than death because at least you are still living.
(c) Pain and suffering help to build character.
(d) They will always exist.

5. What did Wiesel need to do because of his leg in Chapter 5?
(a) Have surgery.
(b) Plead with the doctor to keep his injury a secret.
(c) Hide his injury.
(d) Go through the selection process again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did some of the young do in Chapter 2 under the cover of darkness?

2. In Chapter 3, what lie did Wiesel tell a man who was looking for Wiesel of Sighat?

3. What were Wiesel's feelings about selection in Chapter 5?

4. Where did the flames appear to be coming from that the Jews saw as they exit the train at Birkenau in Chapter 2?

5. What is Birkenau in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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