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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 4 why was speaking German to Wiesel at the camp so risky for a young female prisoner?
(a) She could have been killed for speaking German.
(b) The authorities would have realized she was Jewish.
(c) She was afraid of Elie's reaction.
(d) She did not know if Elie could understand her German.

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

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

4. How did Moshe tell Weisel he escaped the Gestapo in 1944?
(a) He stole a truck.
(b) He agreed to kill the Jews who were on his truck.
(c) He was shot in the leg and left for dead.
(d) He disguised himself as a Gestapo agent.

5. How did the people of Sighet regard Wiesel's father?
(a) He was considered arrogant and overbearing.
(b) He was thought to be untrustworthy.
(c) He was known to be sensitive and emotional.
(d) He was highly respected.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long did it take for the conditions on the train in Chapter 2 to become intolerable?

3. Why did the dentist not pull Elie's tooth in Chapter 4?

4. In Chapter 3, what did Wiesel see in the flames of the crematory?

5. What color were the eyes of the man who joined the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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