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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were the conditions inside the synagogue while Wiesel's group stayed there?
(a) Drafty and damp.
(b) Crowded and unsanitary.
(c) Spacious and clean.
(d) Chaotic and noisy.

2. What could Wiesel do when rumors started that the Russians were approaching the camp in Chapter 5?
(a) He could hide in an air raid shelter until the Russians left the camp.
(b) He could join the Russian army.
(c) He could set out on his own and risk being shot.
(d) He could stay behind in the hospital with his father or he could evacuate with the rest of the prisoners.

3. How many words were spoken as the prisoners leave the train in Chapter 3?
(a) Two.
(b) Ten.
(c) Eight.
(d) Five.

4. In Chapter 2, what is Auschwitz?
(a) The name of the train they were on.
(b) The name of the "station" where the train stopped.
(c) The reception center for Dachau.
(d) The name of the Hungarian interpreter.

5. Who is the first person to be introduced in the book, Night?
(a) Elie Wiesel.
(b) Elie's father.
(c) Moshe the Beadle.
(d) A Hungarian policeman.

Short Answer Questions

1. How dark or light was the night at the beginning of Chapter 6?

2. In Chapter 3, what did the prisoners discuss after several weeks in the camp?

3. How did the others in the cattle car perceive Madame Schachter in Chapter 2?

4. How did "selection" work?

5. In Chapter 3, when Wiesel's father asked directions to the washroom, what happened to him?

(see the answer key)

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