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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did some of the young do in Chapter 2 under the cover of darkness?
(a) Sit on one another's laps.
(b) Hug one another.
(c) Caress one another.
(d) Comfort one another.

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

3. How were the Jews supposed to get to the next prison block at Auschwitz?
(a) Run.
(b) Ride in filthy wagons.
(c) March in strict formation.
(d) Crawl.

4. In Chapter 3, what happened to the Jews at Birkenau once they left the train?
(a) The men and women were separated.
(b) They were sent directly to hard labor in a rock quarry.
(c) The children and adults were separated.
(d) They were given food and water.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wiesel's father respond to his son's wish in the Spring of 1944?

2. After they were shown the chimney at Birkenau, what was the crowd's reaction?

3. What was the initial reaction of the men in the train car to Madame Schachter's screams in Chapter 2?

4. What was Wiesel's reaction to the thick soup offered to him the day after arriving at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

5. Before the prisoners were assigned to blocks in Chapter 4, where did they wait?

(see the answer key)

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