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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Zalman from?
(a) Hungary.
(b) France.
(c) Czechoslovakia.
(d) Poland.

2. In the spring of 1944, what did Elie wish his father would do?
(a) Help more Jews acquire safe passage.
(b) Sell everything and go to Palestine.
(c) Spend more time with him.
(d) Move the family to America.

3. What filled the prisoners' brains at the beginning of Chapter 7?
(a) Whirlwind of memories.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Lots of regrets.
(d) Pain.

4. What did the name Auschwitz mean to the occupants of the cattle car in Chapter 2?
(a) A person's name.
(b) A vacation.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Death.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what was the first impression of Auschwitz by the prisoners on their arrival?

2. When a workman threw a piece of bread to the prisoners, how did the prisoners react in Chapter 7?

3. Why were there 100 passengers crowded together as they traveled in Chapter 6?

4. By Chapter 8, how did the existence of the chimney affect the prisoners in Chapter 8?

5. What did the SS officer do the prisoners in Chapter 3 the day after arriving at Auschwitz?

(see the answer key)

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