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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 2, where was the first stop the train makes?
(a) Hronov.
(b) Brno.
(c) Prague.
(d) Kaschau.

2. How did Moshe's experience change him?
(a) He tried to commit suicide.
(b) He became optimistic about the situation.
(c) He attempted to leave his beloved hometown and country.
(d) He lost interest in the things he loved.

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

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

5. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) They were awakened every hour for roll call.
(b) Soundly.
(c) Restlessly.
(d) The were not permitted to sleep.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter 3, what age did Wiesel claim to be?

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

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

5. In the spring of 1944, what did the people of Sighet believe about Hitler?

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