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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Elie find in a pile of bodies in the deserted village?
(a) His friend, Juliek.
(b) Rabbi Elichou's son.
(c) Rabbi Elichou.
(d) His friend, Zalman.

2. What happened after the round of selection in which Wiesel's father's number was called in Chapter 5?
(a) Elie's father was not selected.
(b) Elie's father was selected.
(c) Elie's father began his new job in the kitchen.
(d) Elie's father was to be released from the camp.

3. What did Wiesel's family do while living in their house in the ghetto?
(a) They offered rooms to relatives who had lost their homes.
(b) They were forced to cook for the German soldiers.
(c) They gave their valuables to relatives who could hide them.
(d) They hid Jews who were trying to escape.

4. What did Moshe the Beadle focus on after his deportation?
(a) He immersed himself in prayer.
(b) He devoted himself to helping other foreign Jews escape.
(c) He planned an uprising against the Hungarian police.
(d) He was engrossed in getting others to listen to his stories.

5. How did Wiesel's father fare in the first round of the selection process in Chapter 5?
(a) He was selected.
(b) He was to be released from the camp.
(c) He began his new job in the kitchen.
(d) He was not selected.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what was the dentist's punishment after his arrest?

2. What happened to prisoners who were selected?

3. In Chapter 5, what did the prisoners receive the night before Rosh Hashanah, the last day of the Jewish year?

4. Where did Wiesel's group stay after being forced out of the ghetto?

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

(see the answer key)

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