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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What interests did Moshe and Wiesel share?
(a) Playing board games.
(b) Discussing philosophy.
(c) Plotting against the Gestapo.
(d) Cooking.

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

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

4. What was the initial reaction of the men in the train car to Madame Schachter's screams in Chapter 2?
(a) They ignored her.
(b) They threatened to throw her from the train.
(c) They tried to comfort her.
(d) They peeked through the bars but saw nothing.

5. What does the author say the cattle car is in Chapter 2?
(a) An oven.
(b) A shoebox.
(c) A closet.
(d) A trap.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 1, what art had Moishe mastered?

3. What did Wiesel's family do while living in their house in the ghetto?

4. What was the condition of the main synagogue when Wiesel's group reached it?

5. Where is Sighet?

(see the answer key)

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