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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 4, when Wiesel was asked to report to the dentist, where was he coming from?
(a) His block.
(b) The kitchen.
(c) The shower.
(d) Work.

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

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

5. In Chapter 3, who was in charge of Wiesel, his father, and the other prisoners in the prison block?
(a) A German prisoner.
(b) Wiesel's father.
(c) A Polish prisoner.
(d) An SS officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wiesel need to do because of his leg in Chapter 5?

2. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel woke up as he was transported with the other prisoners to the concentration camp, what was happening to him?

3. What troubling news did the people of Sighet learn in the spring of 1944?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 6, how were the prisoners moving?

5. What was Madame Schachter's frame of mind as she screamed on the cattle car in Chapter 2?

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