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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Wiesel return the knife and spoon to his father in Chapter 5?
(a) His father needed them to work in the kitchen.
(b) It reinforced the fact that his father was not selected.
(c) His father needed something to remind him of Elie until the result of his selection occurs.
(d) It continued the secret code between father and son.

2. Where did Wiesel and the others go first in Chapter 4?
(a) Latrines.
(b) Work stations.
(c) Mess hall.
(d) Showers.

3. In Chapter 5, what did Wiesel find when he returned from work, when he still had possession of his father's knife and spoon?
(a) His father's possessions were gone.
(b) His father had not been selected.
(c) He found a note from his father.
(d) His father had been selected.

4. What did Elie struggle to do when he found himself in the deserted village?
(a) Hear.
(b) Breathe.
(c) See.
(d) Steal a gun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 4, what happened to Wiesel when he was working?

2. What happened on the morning of January 29, 1945?

3. What was Wiesel's reaction to the thick soup offered to him the day after arriving at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

4. After the Germans arrested the Jewish leaders during Passover, what were the Jews required to do?

5. Where is Sighet?

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