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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what age did Wiesel claim to be?
(a) 18.
(b) 20.
(c) 21.
(d) 19.

2. How did Wiesel's father respond to the order that Jews were not allowed to keep valuables in the house?
(a) He gave their savings to a relative who could safely hide them.
(b) He buried their savings in the basement.
(c) He surrendered their valuables to the Germans.
(d) He destroyed their valuables rather that surrender them.

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

4. In order to give themselves hope, what did Wiesel and his father pretend after spending several weeks in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) That they were not frightened.
(b) That they were on a secret mission.
(c) That the experience was just a dream, and that they would awaken soon.
(d) That Wiesel's mother and Tzipora were in a labor camp, not dead.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the people of Sighet regard Wiesel's father?

2. In Chapter 3, what lie did Wiesel tell a man who was looking for Wiesel of Sighat?

3. In Chapter 3, why did Wiesel get to keep his shoes at the concentration camp?

4. In Chapter 3, what happened to the man who was looking for his family learned the truth?

5. In Chapter 3, what happened to the Jews at Birkenau once they left the train?

(see the answer key)

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