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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 happened to Wiesel's leg?
(a) It became swollen.
(b) It was severely injured at work.
(c) It was amputated.
(d) It was broken during a fight.

2. What was Wiesel's feeling about the scene after the workman throws the bread in Chapter 7?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Uncaring.
(c) Hopeful.
(d) Relief.

3. What did Elie pray for regarding the actions of Rabbi Elichou's son upon remembering his actions?
(a) Elie did not want to be like him.
(b) Elie prayed that the son's actions would not cause the rabbi's death.
(c) Elie prayed for medical skills so he could help others.
(d) Elie prayed to be spiritual.

4. In Chapter 6, why were the prisoners running as they were evacuated?
(a) They were running from the Russian army.
(b) The SS officers ordered them to run.
(c) They were trying to keep warm.
(d) There was a storm approaching.

5. What did Wiesel believe when he and his father were sent to the right after telling their ages to the officer at Birkenau?
(a) He believed that he and his father would be separated.
(b) He thought they would be shot immediately.
(c) He believed they were being sent to the crematory.
(d) He thought they were in the fortunate group.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Wiesel not fast on Yom Kippur in Chapter 5?

2. What did Elie struggle to do when he found himself in the deserted village?

3. In Chapter 3, how did Wiesel feel that he should have handled the results of his father asking about the washroom?

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

5. Why did the dentist not pull Elie's tooth in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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