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

2. What color were the eyes of the man who joined the prisoners at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Brownish-black.
(b) Green.
(c) Hazel.
(d) Gray-blue.

3. In Chapter 3, what lie did Wiesel tell a man who was looking for Wiesel of Sighat?
(a) That the man's family was at another camp.
(b) That he knew the man's family was safe.
(c) That the man's family had not been heard from.
(d) That the man's family was sent to the crematorium.

4. In Chapter 3, what did the prisoners discuss after several weeks in the camp?
(a) A reason for their suffering.
(b) They discussed their jobs in the camp.
(c) They tried to figure out who among them would be sent to the crematorium.
(d) They formulate an escape plan.

5. How long did it take one of the hanged prisoners to die at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) More than a half a hour.
(b) 40 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) About a half an hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the conditions inside the synagogue while Wiesel's group stayed there?

2. In Chapter 3, how did the man respond who is looking for news of his family after he spoke with Wiesel?

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

4. How did Wiesel's father respond to the order that Jews were not allowed to keep valuables in the house?

5. How old were some of the youngest from Wiesel's convoy in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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