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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After tiring of her screams, what did the men finally do to quiet Madame Schachter?
(a) They hit her on the head.
(b) The men continued to ignore her outbursts.
(c) The men promised to put out the fire.
(d) They sat on her.

2. What did the name Auschwitz mean to the occupants of the cattle car in Chapter 2?
(a) A vacation.
(b) A person's name.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Death.

3. What did Wiesel's family do while living in their house in the ghetto?
(a) They gave their valuables to relatives who could hide them.
(b) They were forced to cook for the German soldiers.
(c) They hid Jews who were trying to escape.
(d) They offered rooms to relatives who had lost their homes.

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

5. What happened to the foreign Jews in Sighet when the Hungarian police arrived?
(a) They were systematically executed.
(b) They had to surrender all their possessions and walk to the nearest detention center.
(c) They were confined to run-down, unsanitary ghettos.
(d) They were put on cattle cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the prisoners in Chapter 2, have to arrange themselves on the train?

2. In Chapter 1, what did Wiesel like about Moishe?

3. How did the German officers keep anyone from escaping from the train in Chapter 2?

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

5. What interests did Moshe and Wiesel share?

(see the answer key)

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