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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, when Wiesel's father asked directions to the washroom, what happened to him?
(a) He was sent to the crematory.
(b) The officer knocked him to the ground.
(c) The officer yelled racial slurs at him.
(d) He was ignored.

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

3. Why did Wiesel not fast on Yom Kippur in Chapter 5?
(a) He was rebelling against God.
(b) He was too hungry.
(c) He joined the other prisoners in their refusal to fast.
(d) The doctor said he would starve to death if he fasted.

4. What did Wiesel and his father decide to do after hearing that the Russians may be approaching the camp in Chapter 5?
(a) They chose to remain in the hospital.
(b) They chose to hide in an air raid shelter.
(c) Elie chose to join the Russian army.
(d) They chose to evacuate.

5. Several months after Moshe the Beadle and the other foreign Jews were deported, what happened to life in Sighet?
(a) The town became crime-ridden and economically depressed.
(b) The community leaders planned a large celebration.
(c) Life returned to normal.
(d) Virtually everyone left Sighet.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the people of Sighet regard Wiesel's father?

2. In Chapter 4, what was Wiesel's job in the camp?

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

4. At the end of Chapter 3, how long had it taken for the prisoners to arrive at Buna?

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

(see the answer key)

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