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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Sighet?
(a) Spotsylvania.
(b) Transylvania.
(c) Zohar.
(d) Israel.

2. As the prisoners traveled on the train in Chapter 7, what did they eat?
(a) Snow.
(b) Soup.
(c) Rotten meat.
(d) Bread.

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

4. How did the others in the cattle car perceive Madame Schachter in Chapter 2?
(a) They thought she was knowledgeable.
(b) They thought she was a prophet.
(c) They thought she was insane.
(d) They thought she was selfish.

5. When a workman threw a piece of bread to the prisoners, how did the prisoners react in Chapter 7?
(a) They fought over it.
(b) They threw it back at the workman.
(c) They were too weak and indifferent to care.
(d) They drew straws to see who got the bread.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 6, how were the prisoners forced to travel?

2. In Chapter 1, what art had Moishe mastered?

3. What was Wiesel's reaction when he realizes his father is dead?

4. How long did it take one of the hanged prisoners to die at the end of Chapter 4?

5. After the war, what did Elie learn about the Russians coming to the camp in Chapter 5?

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