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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the German officers keep anyone from escaping from the train in Chapter 2?
(a) There was one officer to guard each Jew.
(b) They threatened to withhold everyone's food and water.
(c) They threatened to shoot everyone if even one person escaped.
(d) They threatened to send everyone to the furnace.

2. In Chapter 1, what did Wiesel like about Moishe?
(a) His wide, dreamy eyes.
(b) The way he carried himself.
(c) His manner of speaking.
(d) His vast knowledge.

3. Where did the flames appear to be coming from that the Jews saw as they exit the train at Birkenau in Chapter 2?
(a) A house.
(b) A chimney.
(c) An overturned cattle car.
(d) A bonfire.

4. In Chapter 2, what was the first thing the Jews swa as the train stopped before they got off?
(a) Men and women digging in a rock quarry.
(b) Fire.
(c) occupants of the camp lined up in formation.
(d) Barbed wire.

5. Who is the first person to be introduced in the book, Night?
(a) Moshe the Beadle.
(b) Elie Wiesel.
(c) A Hungarian policeman.
(d) Elie's father.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wiesel know Madame Schachter so well?

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

3. How did Wiesel's father respond to the order that Jews were not allowed to keep valuables in the house?

4. How did others perceive Moshe after his deportation experience?

5. According to the German officer in Chapter 2, what happened to any Jews who kept their valuables?

(see the answer key)

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