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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the others in the cattle car perceive Madame Schachter in Chapter 2?
(a) They thought she was insane.
(b) They thought she was selfish.
(c) They thought she was a prophet.
(d) They thought she was knowledgeable.

2. At Birkenau, what did a fellow prisoner tell Wiesel and his father to do?
(a) Be sure to tell the truth about their ages.
(b) Keep their eyes averted downward at all times.
(c) Lie about their ages.
(d) Smile.

3. How did the people of Sighet view the needy?
(a) They respected them.
(b) They hated them.
(c) They did not particularly like them.
(d) They were compassionate toward them.

4. In Chapter 3, what did Wiesel see in the flames of the crematory?
(a) Moshe and Madame Schachter.
(b) Children and babies.
(c) His best friend from Sighet.
(d) His mother and sister.

5. What did the chimney represent for the prisoners in Chapter 3?
(a) Work.
(b) Death.
(c) Food.
(d) Warmth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. At the end of Chapter 1, where did the Hungarian police send the Jews?

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

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

5. After the war when Wiesel met the woman who pretended to be Aryan rather than a Jew at the concentration camp, what did she tell him?

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