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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Wiesel's father fare in the first round of the selection process in Chapter 5?
(a) He began his new job in the kitchen.
(b) He was to be released from the camp.
(c) He was not selected.
(d) He was selected.

2. In order to give themselves hope, what did Wiesel and his father pretend after spending several weeks in Auschwitz in Chapter 3?
(a) That they were not frightened.
(b) That the experience was just a dream, and that they would awaken soon.
(c) That they were on a secret mission.
(d) That Wiesel's mother and Tzipora were in a labor camp, not dead.

3. Where did a veteran of Buchenwald tell Wiesel that they would be sent at the beginning of Chapter 8?
(a) Work stations.
(b) Mess hall.
(c) Showers and the blocks.
(d) Latrines.

4. What is "selection"?
(a) The process of choosing who is released from the camp.
(b) The process of separating the healthy from the weak.
(c) The process of selecting new prisoners to enter the camp.
(d) The process of selecting prisoners for new jobs.

5. After Rabbi Elichou asked Wiesel about his son in Chapter 6, what did Wiesel remember?
(a) That the Rabbi's son was running ahead to get away from his father.
(b) That the Rabbi's son was trampling fallen prisoners.
(c) That the Rabbi's son was helping other prisoners.
(d) That the Rabbi's son was praying.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the Jews sleep the first night in the prison block at Auschwitz in Chapter 3?

2. What happened to the foreign Jews in Sighet when the Hungarian police arrived?

3. In Chapter 7, when Wiesel awoke, what was the condition of his father?

4. What was the workman's reaction as he watched the prisoners after he gave them the bread in Chapter 7?

5. When the prisoners found out that they could have soup, what was their reaction in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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