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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, where did the Hungarian police send the Jews?
(a) They were forced to walk miles to their destination.
(b) They were crammed onto crowded cattle wagons.
(c) They were jammed onto packed railroad passenger cars.
(d) They were ordered onto filthy trucks.

2. In Chapter 2, how does Wiesel describe his train trip leaving Sighet?
(a) Cold.
(b) Comfortable.
(c) Pleasant.
(d) Terrifying.

3. How long did it take for the conditions on the train in Chapter 2 to become intolerable?
(a) Four days.
(b) Three days.
(c) One day.
(d) Two days.

4. What were the conditions for the Jews on the train in Chapter 2?
(a) Each Jew had a sleeping bag and provisions.
(b) Crowded and hot.
(c) There was a seating and sleeping area.
(d) There were games and a victrola.

5. What is Birkenau in Chapter 2?
(a) The reception area for Kaschau.
(b) The reception area for Bergen-Belsen.
(c) The reception area for Auschwitz.
(d) The reception area for Dachau.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Moshe the Beadle work?

2. How did Wiesel know Madame Schachter so well?

3. Where is Sighet?

4. As the train trip continued, what did Madame Schachter scream about in Chapter 2?

5. What were the people wearing who jumped into the wagon at the end of Chapter 2?

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